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Asteraceae

Rose of Jericho

Pallenis hierochuntica (Michon) Greuter

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Pallenis

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Rose of Jericho: Pallenis hierochuntica , 2 km südlich der Strasse Sousse --> Kairouan in Richtung Sebkhat Sidi El Hani, Tunesien, April 2009
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Arabic
زباد ريحاوي
arz
زباد ريحاوى
Croatian
Prava jerihonska ruža
English
Rose of Jericho

Synonyms

  • Asteriscus aquaticus subsp. pygmaeus (DC.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
  • Asteriscus aquaticus var. pygmaeus DC.
  • Asteriscus hierochunticus (Michon) Wiklund
  • Asteriscus pygmaeus Coss. & Durieu
  • Odontospermum pygmaeum O.Hoffm.
  • Saulcya hierochuntica Michon
  • Saulcya hierochunticus Michon

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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). About our plant data.