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Pulicaria undulata (L.) C.A.Mey.

الجثجاث

Syn. Inula undulata L. (1767)

Crisp-leaved Fleabane
Asteraceae
  • Morphological Description
    • Description
      Perennial, densely branched herb, usually with a hemispherical appearance. Branches are intricate, white-woolly, becoming glabrous with age. Leaves are sessile and somewhat amplexicaul, narrowly linear, acute to obtuse, undulate to rarely toothed, woolly-tomentose on both surfaces or becoming glabrescent, 0.5–3 cm long and 0.15–0.3 cm wide. Heads are solitary, yellow, radiate, heterogamous and 0.5–1 cm across. Ray florets are 1-seriate and as long as the disc florets. Fruits are brown, glabrous achenes, 0.8–0.9 mm long. Pappus are composed of 7–10 hairs, 2–4 mm long, falling off.
  • Habitat and Distribution
    • Geographical Distribution Range
      This Saharo-Arabian and Sudanian species is distributed from Mauritania and Morocco to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. Within the Arabian Peninsula, it is native to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the Gulf States, Oman and Yemen.
  • Ecology
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    • IUCN Red List Category
      Not Evaluated  IUCN Icon
      Not Evaluated
  • Uses and Values
    • Aromatic and Medicinal Use
      Aromatic usages; Medicinal use
    • Description of Traditional Uses
      Known for its aromatic properties and traditional medicinal applications, often used in desert regions as an infusion.