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Eschenbachia stricta (Willd.) Raizada

القابور

Syn. Conyza stricta Willd.

Erect Horseweed
Asteraceae
  • Morphological Description
    • Description
      Perrenial herb, 20-45 cm tall, stems striate, pubescent. Leaves sessile, 1-2.5 cm long, spathulate, tapering at the base, entire or 3-5 lobed, glandular, pubescent. Bracts 2-3 seriate, linear, acuminate. Heads disciform, heterogamous, in dense corymbose panicules, yellowish, 3-4 mm across. Ray-florets filiform, pistillate, with 3-dentate short ligules. Disc-florets broader and fewer than ray-florets.
  • Habitat and Distribution
    • Geographical Distribution Range
      This Saharo-Arabian - Sudanian species is distributed in Africa and Middle East until Indian Subcontinent, from Morocco to China. Within the Arabian Peninsula, it is native to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Yemen.
  • Ecology
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    • IUCN Red List Category
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      Not Evaluated
    • Remarks
      This species includes two accepted varieties, but only one present in Saudi Arabia: Eschenbachia stricta var. stricta (Willd.) Raizada.
  • Uses and Values
    • Description of Traditional Uses
      No specific documented uses were identified in accessible literature.
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