Pulicaria argyrophylla Franch.
اذبون
For people
- Eaten by people
- Unknown
- Toxic to people
- Unknown
For livestock
- Grazed by livestock
- Limited fodder
- Toxic to livestock
- Unknown
Edibility and safety notes
No reliable information on the edibility or toxicity of this plant for people was found; it is not known as a food plant and should not be eaten. The Omani field guide rates it as poor grazing; no independent information on its use by livestock or on any poisoning was found.
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Description
Perennial herb forming cushions, up to 50 cm tall. Leaves simple, alternate, sessile and half-clasping the stem, entire, grey-green and somewhat fleshy. Flower heads with bisexual tubular florets in the centre and female ray florets at the margin; involucral bracts in several rows; receptacle naked, without scales. Flowers yellow. Fruit a brown achene crowned by a pappus in two rows: the outer of short scales united into a toothed cup, the inner of long, fine, rough bristles. Flowers for most of the year.
Habitat
Rocky and sandy sites and roadsides.
Distribution
Native to Djibouti, Somalia, Oman, and Yemen.
Pastoral value
Poor grazing value according to the Omani field guide.
Other uses
No traditional or economic uses were found in the sources consulted.
Sources
- الدليل الحقلي المصور للنباتات البرية في سلطنة عُمان (BOOK.pdf p.44)
- IPNI — Pulicaria argyrophylla var. oligophylla E.Gamal-Eldin (with record of P. argyrophylla Franch.) — ipni.org
- JSTOR Global Plants — Pulicaria argyrophylla (Flora Somalia entry) — plants.jstor.org
- Plants of the World Online — Pulicaria undulata subsp. argyrophylla (E.Gamal-Eldin) D.J.N.Hind & Boulos (the different, West African taxon) — powo.science.kew.org
- Gamal-Eldin, Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh — Pulicaria in Arabia (Dhofar records) — journals.rbge.org.uk
- Wikipedia — Pulicaria (species list after POWO) — en.wikipedia.org
