African Fleabane / صوفان الصُّخور / قَذى /

الصفان / الصفوان / القدحة / حيدق / خنانة النعجه / شريط / صوفآن / طعام الأرنب / قديح / قريعه / مطى / هحدق /

Phagnalon rupestre (L.) DC.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
March to June
Seed collection period
July to August
Potential medicinal uses
  • Analgesic
  • Expectorant
  • Tonic
  • Vulnerary
  • Diuretic

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Yellow
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Chamaephyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Phagnalon Cass.
Family
Asteraceae
Wikidata item
Q1520940
GBIF Item
Phagnalon rupestre (L.) DC. (3150037)

References

  1. Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
  2. Crowfoot, Grace Mary Hood. From Cedar to Hyssop; a Study in the Folklore of Plants in Palestine. London, Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto, The Macmillan Co., 1932.
  3. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.
  4. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  5. عراف، ش.،عمر،ر.،مخول، س.(1999).مساهمة في دراسة نباتات البلاد(الحلقة الثانية).ترشيحا:مركز الدراسات القروية.(عربي)

Citation

Phagnalon rupestre (L.) DC. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/804 accessed via barari.org on 5/13/2025.

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