Calligonum comosum, the fire bush,[2] arta^{[citation needed]} or abal,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae.[2]

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Calligonum comosum
Flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Calligonum
Species:	C. comosum
Binomial name
Calligonum comosum L'Hér.
Synonyms[1]
Calligonum mejidum Al-Khayat Calligonum mejidum var. thirtharicum Al-Khayat Calligonum polygonoides subsp. comosus (L'Hér.) Soskov Pallasia comosa (L'Hér.) Raeusch.

The plant grows to around 1.2 metres (4 feet) tall, with green branches resembling the shape of a broom. The plant is high in sugar and nitrogen.[3]

It is native to the Sahara, Socotra, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Middle East as far as Pakistan.[1]

The flowers can be eaten fresh.[3] It is useful as a stabilizer of sand dunes, a forage for livestock, a smokeless firewood, and as an indicator of fresh water.[2]

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