Senecio hoggariensis Batt. & Trab.
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Hoggar Groundsel
Asteraceae
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Morphological Description
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Description
Annual herb up to 30 cm tall. Leaves deeply pinnately divided into linear lobes. Heads radiate, laxly corymbose, up to 8 mm across; rays purple-lilac ; disc florets yellow.
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Description
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Habitat and Distribution
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Geographical Distribution Range
This Saharo-Arabian species is distributed from Sahara to the Arabian Peninsula and is native to Algeria, Chad, Sudan-South Sudan, Sinai and Saudi Arabia.
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Ecology
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Phenology
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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Remarks
The three Senecio are sometimes growing together, making confusion on identification. Senecio hoggariensis Batt. & Trab. Is referencing the Hoggar Mountains (Ahaggar) in the central Sahara, where the species was described.
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Phenology
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Uses and Values
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Description of Traditional Uses
No specific documented uses were identified in accessible literature.
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Description of Traditional Uses
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