Inhabiting the dry and sandy soils of arid regions, Withania somnifera subsp. obtusifolia features prominent blunt-tipped leaves. This wild subspecies grows across parts of Africa and the Middle East, thriving in disturbed soils and dry grasslands. It represents a specialized adaptation within the species complex.
This plant is an erect, woody undershrub reaching up to one meter in height. The stems are covered with fine, branching hairs. The leaves are obovate to elliptic, displaying characteristic obtuse or rounded apices.
Small, pale green flowers occur in compact axillary clusters. The resulting fruit is a small, orange-red globose berry hidden inside a larger, inflated calyx.
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