Erect annual or perennial herb ; up to 50 cm high . Stems erect , leafy , branched , hairy . Leaves alternate , simple , 6 x 2 . 5 cm , variable in shape , obovate to spatulate or lanceolate , attenuate into a petiol-like base , margins serrate , bright green , somewhat pubescent . Inflorescences borne on erect , terminal sprays . Flowers purple , all perfect , tubular . Fruit achenes , with tufts of white hair . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 3) .
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Frequent
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Cacalia cinerea (L.) Kuntze
Conyza cinerea L.
Seneciodes cinereum (L.) Kuntze
Serratula cinerea (L.) Roxb.
Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less.
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Little Ironweed
Common Vernonia
In Northern Oman, the leaves crushed and squeezed over the infected eyes. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden). In Omani studies: Pickering & Patzelt (2008) wrote that: "A number of medicinal properties are reported, including treatment for scorpion stings". (Ref. Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman; 2008).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2015). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.3: Loganiaceae – Asteraceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789082352511 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *http://beta.floranorthamerica.org *https://casabio.org *Pickering, H. Patzelt, A. (2008). Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. ISBN 9781842461778. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
