| Family | AMARANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Bassia arabica (Boiss) Maire & Weiller |
| Bibliography | Fl. Afrique N. 8: 54 (1962) |
| Native Range | e. Medit. to Arabian Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | grey lanate, branchlets procumbent, leaves to 1cm, terete, obtuse, strigose, upper leaves subglabrous, flowers in clusters producing dense, leafy inflorescence, 5-10cm long |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Chenolea arabica Boiss. Chenoleoides arabica (Boiss.) Botsch. Kirilowia arabica (Boiss.) G.L.Chu |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (EGY Egypt, LBY Libya) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai) 35 Arabian Peninsula (GST Gulf States, SAU Saudi Arabia) |