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Senecio glaucus subsp. coronopifolius (Maire) C.Alexander

الجَرجار

Syn. Senecio gallicus subsp. coronopifolius Maire

Buck's Horn Groundsel
Asteraceae
  • Morphological Description
    • Description
      Annual herb, 10–40 cm tall. Leaves are deeply pinnately divided into narrow, linear, rather succulent lobes with margins rolled backward, 2–8 cm long and 0.5–3 cm wide. Cauline leaves are few, sessile, and auriculate. Heads are bright yellow, corymbose, radiate, up to 15 mm across, with numerous narrow, linear ray florets. Fruits are achenes about 2 mm long, densely white-pubescent between the ribs, with outer achenes dark and inner achenes pale.
  • Habitat and Distribution
    • Geographical Distribution Range

      This Irano-Turanian and Saharo-Arabian species is distributed from Sahara and across Middle East, from Mauritania to China and Kazakhstan. Within the Arabian Peninsula, it is native to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Gulf States, Oman and Yemen.

  • Ecology
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    • IUCN Red List Category
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      Not Evaluated
    • Remarks

      This species includes three accepted subspecies, but only one present in Saudi Arabia: Senecio glaucus subsp. coronopifolius (Maire) C.Alexander. This species forms large yellow carpets in rainy years

  • Uses and Values
    • Description of Traditional Uses
      No specific documented uses were identified in accessible literature.
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Senecio glaucus subsp. coronopifolius flowers
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Senecio glaucus subsp. coronopifolius flower
Senecio glaucus subsp. coronopifolius fruits
Senecio glaucus subsp. coronopifolius leaves