Pincushion Flowers

الزهور المدببة

• COMMON NAME:pincushion flowers

• ARABIC:الزهور المدببة

• BOTANICAL NAME:Scabiosa olivieri Coulter.

• SYNONYMS:Lomelosia olivieri

• FAMILY:DIPSACACEAE

• KIND:Native

• EMIRATE:Fujairah

• GROWTH FORMS:Herbs

• HABITATS:Slope (Rocky)

• TYPES:Annual

DESCRIPTION:

Annual, hairy, stems erect or spreading, up to 45 cm, upper stems reddish. Leaves linear to oblong, greyish, lower leaves sometimes toothed, 0.3-1.2*1-4(-7) cm. Flower heads 0.4-1 cm across, light purple or white on slender, straight stalks up to 10 cm. Seed head conspicuous with round, papery wings crowded together, interspersed with fine purple bristles. Flowering from February to April.

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. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:915228-1/images