Gisekiaceae

Gisekia pharnaceoides L.

Family: Gisekiaceae
Genus: Gisekia

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Gisekia pharnaceoides (Gisekia pharnaceoides) — FlowerPhoto: Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: ديد مان
Chinese: 针晶粟草, 吉粟草

Synonyms

Gisekia molluginoides Wight.

Flowers

In flower: December to March (from 29 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.