''Nitraria'' is a genus of
flowering plants in the family
Nitrariaceae, native to
Africa,
Europe,
Asia,
Russia and
Australia
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There are about 9 species including:
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Nitraria billardierei
''Nitraria billardierei'', commonly known as nitre bush or dillon bush, is a perennial shrub native to Australia. It is often found in saline areas or other areas which have been disturbed. This species produces flowers predominantly in spring, ...
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Nitraria retusa
''Nitraria retusa'', commonly known as Nitre bush, is a salt-tolerant and drought-resistant shrub in the family Nitrariaceae. It can grow to heights of , although it seldom exceeds more than 1 m in height. It produces small white/green colou ...
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Nitraria schoberi
''Nitraria schoberi'', the nitrebush (a name it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of flowering plant in the family Nitrariaceae. It has an Irano-Turanian distribution. Its fruit, edible and salty-sweet, are collected by local ...
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Nitraria sibirica
''Nitraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Nitrariaceae, native to Africa, Europe, Asia, Russia and Australia.
There are about 9 species including:
*''Nitraria billardierei'' DC., known as nitre bush or dillon bush
*''Nitraria re ...
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In religions
The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said, "The Last Hour will not come until the Muslims fight against the Jews, until a Jew will hide himself behind a stone or a tree, and the stone or the tree will say: 'O Muslim, there is a Jew behind me. Come and kill him,' but Al-Gharqad tree will not say so, for it is the tree of the Jews."
Which means that in the Armageddon war , if a Jew hides behind any tree, he will be exposed, except for the gharqad( Nitraria), because it is their trees.
References
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Nitrariaceae
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