Gymnarrhena micrantha Desf.
راحة الكلب / الكفنة
Syn. Frankia schimperi Steud.
Small-flowered Gymnarrhena
Asteraceae
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Morphological Description
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Description
Dwarf, glabrous, stemless herb with a rosette of leaves surrounging appressed-flat cluster of small heads at the ground level. Leaves narrowly oblong lanceolate, entire to dentate, up to 10 cm long. Heads in glomerules of 3-8 heads, greenish to brownish.
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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 in Sahara and Middle East until Indian subcontinent from Morocco to Pakistan. Within the Arabian Peninsula, it is native to Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Gulf States.
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Ecology
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Phenology
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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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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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