b'\n_START_ARTICLE_\nIut\xc4\x83\n_START_SECTION_\nAspect morfologic\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\nPlanta are o tulpin\xc4\x83 ierboas\xc4\x83 care atinge 2,50 m \xc3\xaen\xc4\x83l\xc8\x9bime,este lipsit\xc4\x83 de peri, are frunze de 4\xe2\x80\x9310\xc2\xa0cm, alungite eliptice la margini zim\xc8\x9bate. Florile de culoare alb g\xc4\x83lbuie, au 6 petale, ating\xc3\xa2nd o lungime \xc3\xaentre 5 \xc8\x99i 8\xc2\xa0mm, sunt grupate c\xc3\xa2te dou\xc4\x83 sau trei. Fructul se prezint\xc4\x83 ca semin\xc8\x9be negre col\xc8\x9burooase de 1,5 \xe2\x80\x93 2\xc2\xa0mm lungime, a\xc8\x99ezate \xc3\xaentr-o capsul\xc4\x83 cilindric\xc4\x83, u\xc8\x99or curbat\xc4\x83, ce atinge o lungime de 3,5\xc2\xa0mm.\n_START_SECTION_\nUtilizare\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\nIn buc\xc4\x83t\xc4\x83ria arab\xc4\x83 din Egipt, Tunisia \xc8\x99i Libia planta este folosit\xc4\x83 la prepararea unor m\xc3\xa2nc\xc4\x83ruri. In celelalte \xc8\x9b\xc4\x83ri din plant\xc4\x83 se ob\xc8\x9bin fibrele care sunt utilizate \xc3\xaen industria textil\xc4\x83.'