False Saw-wort / زَحّافة زَحّافِيَّة /

Crupina crupinastrum (Moris) Vis.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
March to May
Seed collection period
May to July

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Crimson
  • Pink
Leaf type
  • Dissected
  • Pinnate
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Crupina (Pers.) DC.
Family
Asteraceae
Wikidata item
Q1142041
GBIF Item
Crupina crupinastrum (Moris) Vis. (3149958)

References

  1. Mashjar Juthour.(2017). Palestinian Wildflower Pocket Guide(English and Arabic)
  2. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
  3. Hamami, R.(2021).From Crown Anemone to Buchy Bean Caper.Ramallah:A.M. Qattan Foundation.(English and Arabic)
  4. Crupina crupinastrum (Moris) Vis. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-23.

Citation

Crupina crupinastrum (Moris) Vis. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/787 accessed via barari.org on 12/26/2025.

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