| Xerotia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Xerotia Oliv. (1895) |
| Species: | X. arabica |
| Binomial name | |
| Xerotia arabica Oliv. (1895) | |
Xerotia arabica is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. It is the sole species in genus Xerotia. [1] It is a subshrub or shrub native to Yemen and Oman in the southern Arabian Peninsula, where it grows in deserts and dry shrublands. [2]