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Senecio glaucus


Buck's Horn Groundsel (Arabic: Murair, Qorreis, Shakhees, Rejel al Ghurab)




Origin:  Widespread across the northern United Arab Emirates.
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Senecio
Species
glaucus
Category
Annuals, Tropicals
Synonyms
Senecio desfontanei
Height
15-35 cm
Spread
1 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
MarchApril
Cultivation
An annual that appears only after the rains and then only for a short period of time. However where irrigation is present ( as pictured here) it can become more common out of season.
Shape
Loosely mounding.
Growth
Fast
ID Characteristic
An annual that is short lived with many branched, red stems and prominent yellow flowers.
Habitat
Open plains, sandy areas and fallow meadows and fields.
Leaf Description
The deeply dissected linear lobed leaves clasp the stems while the lower leaves taper at the base.
Flower Description
The yellow 1.5 cm terminal flowers are held on 1-8 cm long , thin stalks. The ray florets are as long as the diameter of the centre disc of the bloom and are wide open in the earlier part of the day but towards evening they fold back.
Fruit Description
The 2 mm, oblong fruit have white hair tufts attached to them but soon fall off.
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