Convolvulus hystrix Vahl
Dhari’ / Shubroq
Hell’s plant
Solanales
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus L.
Convolvulus hystrix Vahl
Dhari' is a perennial low- shrub
Dhari’ "Hell’s plant" is a name for a desert plant which is native plant to Egypt, Somalia and Arabia.
The word Dhari' is mentioned once in the Holy Qur’an. Dhari' is a Hell’s plant, however there is a plant named Dhari recorded in Arabia. Allah the Most Sublime Says: “No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari’" Surat Al-Ghashiya, verse# 6
The plant is not mentioned in the Hadith .