Seeds of the shrub Anvillea

Common name: Naddiq plant Scientific name: Anvillea Other names: Nqad, Rabad, Taa'd, Al-Naqdan Naddiq is a wild flowering plant from the Asteraceae family. It has dense, interwoven branches reaching about one meter in height. Its leaves are small, dense, and multi-branched. It is a fast-growing desert plant. • Flower of Naddiq plant: Its flowers are dense, medium-sized, yellow, and bloom in spring. • Seeds of Naddiq plant: Its seeds are small, round, and dark brown in color. • Growing season of Naddiq plant: It is cultivated late winter and in spring, and can also be grown year-round in agricultural reserves and enclosed or plastic places where temperature can be controlled, sunlight reaches, or adequate lighting is available for the plant. • Suitable climate and soil for Naddiq plant: Naddiq thrives in moderate climates, in solid and mountainous lands, and in fertile or sandy well-drained and ventilated soil. It tolerates frost, drought, and high temperatures. It is watered regularly. • Method of cultivating Naddiq plant: It reproduces through seeds planted at a depth of 1 cm to 2 cm from the soil surface. It can also be fertilized with organic fertilizer at least once. • Benefits and uses: It is cultivated for ornamental purposes and is also eaten by livestock in pastures and open areas. • Native habitat of Naddiq plant: Central and northern Saudi Arabia and North Africa.