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Urospermum picroides (L.) Scop. ex F.W.Schmidt

Synonyms

Arnopogon asper, Arnopogon capensis, Arnopogon picroides, Daumailia spinulosa, Tragopogon aculeatus, Tragopogon asper, Tragopogon capensis, Tragopogon picridoides, Tragopogon picroides, Tragopogon sonchifolius, Urospermum asperum, Urospermum capense

Common names

Jeidaid, prickly golden fleece

Extract from Wikipedia article

Urospermum picroides is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name prickly goldenfleece. It is native to Eurasia and it is known as an introduced species in many other regions, including North and South America, Australia, and southern Africa. It grows as a common weed in disturbed habitat. This annual herb grows up to 30 to 50 centimeters tall. It is coated in long hairs and bristles. The bristly leaves are variously shaped, often divided into many sharp-toothed lobes. The inflorescence bears flower heads on thick peduncles. The head is 1 to 2 centimeters long or more and filled with yellow ray florets. It is enveloped in several pointed phyllaries which are covered in bristly hairs. The fruit is an achene well over a centimeter in length which is tipped with a pappus of bristles.

Prickly goldenfleece (Urospermum picroides) in Al Luqta area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2015
LinkPrickly goldenfleece (Urospermum picroides) in Al Luqta area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2015
Location on mapsMakkah Street, Doha, Qatar
Flower of prickly goldenfleece (Urospermum picroides) taken from Al Luqta area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2015
LinkFlower of prickly goldenfleece (Urospermum picroides) taken from Al Luqta area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2015
Location on mapsDoha Expressway, Doha, Qatar
Plant of prickly goldenfleece (Urospermum picroides) taken from Al Luqta area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2015
LinkPlant of prickly goldenfleece (Urospermum picroides) taken from Al Luqta area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2015
Flower heads of prickly goldenfleece (Urospermum picroides) taken from a place with water leakage in Al Luqta area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2015
LinkFlower heads of prickly goldenfleece (Urospermum picroides) taken from a place with water leakage in Al Luqta area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2015

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QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.