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Sources and References

NBAT relies on trusted scientific and government sources. Every plant also has its own source list at the bottom of its page.

1

Chaudhary, S. A. (1999-2001). Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Vols. 1-3. Ministry of Agriculture and Water, Riyadh.

The main scientific reference for wild plants of Saudi Arabia: names, descriptions and distribution.

2

Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia. National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD), Riyadh.

An illustrated guide to the wild flowers of Saudi Arabia.

3

Plants of the World Online (POWO) - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

To check correct scientific names, families and native ranges.

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4

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

For records of where species grow in Saudi Arabia and the world.

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5

National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC)

For native plants used in planting programs and fighting desertification.

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6

Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA)

For farm crops in Saudi Arabia and farming guidance.

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7

FAO Crop Calendar - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

For planting and harvest times of crops.

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8

Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) - Find a plant

For ornamental, herb and indoor plant information.

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9

Missouri Botanical Garden - Plant Finder

For garden plant care information.

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10

ASPCA - Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants

To check plants that are poisonous to children and pets.

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11

CABI Digital Library - Invasive Species Compendium

To check invasive plants and their harm.

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12

UNESCO - Intangible Cultural Heritage

For the listing of knowledge and practices of growing Khawlani coffee (2022).

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13

Wikimedia Commons, Wikipedia, iNaturalist

Sources of photos under free licenses, with a link to each photo source on the plant page.

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14

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

For the conservation status of wild plants on NBAT.

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15

Wikidata - Wikimedia Foundation

For linking each species to its Arabic name and its photo on Wikimedia Commons.

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16

Wikipedia (Arabic and English)

For plant summaries on wild plant pages, and as a source for NBAT AI when a plant is not on the website.

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17

Pollinations AI - text generation service

Used by NBAT AI only for "how" and "why" questions that our pages do not answer. Its text is always labelled as AI-generated.

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18

BioCLIP - Imageomics Institute

The open scientific model the plant camera uses to recognize plants from photos, inside your device.

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19

UC IPM - University of California Integrated Pest Management

For identifying common garden pests and diseases and their safe control methods on the Pests and Diseases page.

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Important note

Planting and harvest times on this site are general for the Saudi climate and can shift by region, altitude and variety. For medical uses of plants, always ask a doctor or pharmacist.