Amberboa

عنبر

• COMMON NAME:Amberboa

• ARABIC:عنبر

• BOTANICAL NAME:Amberboa lippii (L.) DC.

• FAMILY:ASTERACEAE

• KIND:Native

• EMIRATE:Fujairah

• GROWTH FORMS:Herbs

• HABITATS:Sandy

• TYPES:Annual

DESCRIPTION:

Annual, stems branched, erect, up to 15-50 cm. Leaves deeply lobed, 1-* 3-12 cm, basal rosette of leaves on stalks, stem leaves without stalks. Flowerheads terminal, solitary or paired, purplish-blue, 0.5-1.5 cm across, not opening wide. Fruit 0.3 cm long, attached to tufts of 0.2 cm long hairs.

REFERENCES:

M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. V.V. Byalt, V.M. Korshunov, M.V. Korshunov. Cadaster of the Flora of Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates). Al Fujairah 2021.