Centaurea pseudosinaica Czerep.
بركعان - مرار
False Sinai Centaury
Asteraceae
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Morphological Description
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Description
Annual herb, up to 30 cm tall, covered in mostly short, stiff hair. Internodes winged; the wings sinuate-dentate. Leaves lobed to libear lanceleolate, spinulose-dentate; upper leaves smaller, decurrent down as stem wings. Heads yellow, solitary, about 20 mm wide. Involucral bracts ovate, except for the innermost all ending in up to long spines, each spine with 1-3 basal pairs of short spinules.
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Description
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Habitat and Distribution
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Geographical Distribution Range
This Saharo-Arabian species is only distributed in Arabian Peninsula and adjacent regions. It is native to Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Iran and Iraq.
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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
This species includes two accepted varieties, but only one present in Saudi Arabia: Centaurea pseudosinaica subsp. pseudosinaica Czerep.
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Phenology
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Uses and Values
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Other Usages
Palatable; Melliferous
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Description of Traditional Uses
No specific documented uses were identified in accessible literature.
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Other Usages
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