Asteraceae

Ladies' false fleabane

Pulicaria arabica (L.) Cass.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pulicaria

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: غرايز
English: Ladies' false fleabane

Synonyms

Inula arabica L.
Pulicaria arabica var. arabica
Pulicaria arabica var. herteri Sennen
Pulicaria demissa Boiss.
Pulicaria dysenterica var. stenophylla Boiss.
Pulicaria elata Boiss.
Pulicaria laniceps Bornm.
Pulicaria sicula var. virescens Batt.
Pulicaria villosa Link
Tubilium angustifolium Cass.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Ariel Palmon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: איתן פרמן, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: איתן פרמן, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eitan Ferman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 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.