Asteraceae

Tournefort's gundelia

Gundelia tournefortii L.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Gundelia

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Tournefort's gundelia: Gundelia tournefortii L. (עכובית הגלגל), Northern Negev, Israel, March 16, 2007. — Photo: Gideon Pisanty, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)

Afrikaans: Toldissel
Arabic: عكوب جبلي, Akkub, Akoub, Kankar, Kardi, عكوب، آعوب
Azerbaijani: Turnefor qundeliyası
English: Tournefort's gundelia, Galgal, Tumble thistle
French: Akoub
Hebrew: עכובית הגלגל, Akuvit ha-galgal
Persian: کنگر علوفهای
Turkish: Kenger

Synonyms

Gundelia cilicica Fırat
Gundelia tournefortii f. tournefortii
Gundelia tournefortii var. glabra (Mill.) DC.
Gundelia tournefortii var. tenuisecta Boiss.
Gundelia tournefortii var. tournefortii

Photos

Photo: Gideon Pisanty, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Davidbena, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Khoshhat, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Khoshhat, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Khoshhat, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: yelena_antipova, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ELAR corporation, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ELAR corporation, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ELAR corporation, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.