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.

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The plant grows to around 1.2 metres (4 feet) tall, with green branches that split off from the main stem like the wisps of a broom. The plant is high in sugar and nitrogen.^[3][4]

It is native to the Sahara, Socotra, the Arabian Peninsula, and in the Middle East as far east as Pakistan^[1] and the Rajasthan desert in western India.^[4]

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