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