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Osteospermum vaillantii (Decne.) Norl.

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Syn. Tripteris vaillantii Decne. (1834)

Desert three-winged
Asteraceae
  • Morphological Description
    • Description
      Perennial, much-branched, bushy herb, 20–50 cm tall. Leaves are oblong to oblanceolate, remotely dentate or entire, opposite and petiolate in the lower parts but alternate and sessile above, 2–8 cm long and 0.4–1.8 cm wide. Heads are yellow and radiate, arranged in corymbose racemes borne on long peduncles (1.5–8 cm), and about 15 mm across. Ray florets are oblong, about twice as long as the width of the central disc or longer. Fruits are oblong to obovate achenes with three equal, thin, membranous wings, each about 10 mm long.
  • Habitat and Distribution
    • Geographical Distribution Range
      This Saharo-Arabian species is distributed from Tanzania to the Arabian Peninsula where 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
  • Uses and Values
    • Description of Traditional Uses
      No specific documented uses were identified in accessible literature.