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Gundelia rosea is a newly described species. It grows in the Caucasus and is very close to the common, yellow flowered, Middle Eastern Gundelia tournefortii.
Gundelia is one of the most ancient a
steraceae members, the flowering head is composed of many single flowered heads.
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Gundelia tournefortii is a perennial tumbleweed of the arid Middle East. In the lowlands it blooms in March-April, in the heights of Mt Hermon it blooms in May. It is an ancient element of the Asteraceae family, the flowering head is composed of many single flowered heads. As mentioned before, after drying the plant breaks and tumbles in the fields, thus dispersing the seeds in many locations. The plant's base is edible (called akub) and collected by Arabs for salads and stews. It was over collected and this is why today it is a protected species.
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Gundelia tournefortii is a perennial tumbleweed of the arid Middle East. In the lowlands it blooms in March-April, in the heights of Mt Hermon it blooms in May. It is an ancient element of the Asteraceae family, the flowering head is composed of many single flowered heads. As mentioned before, after drying the plant breaks and tumbles in the fields, thus dispersing the seeds in many locations. The plant's base is edible (called akub) and collected by Arabs for salads and stews. It was over collected and this is why today it is a protected species.
Summary[edit] Description: Gundelia tournefortii L. العربية: Akkub / Akoub, Kardi, Kankar, عكوب، آعوب English: A Tumble Thistle or Galgal, near the Zavitan river, Occupied Golan Heights, Syria עברית: Akuvit ha-galgal, עכובית הגלגל. Date: Image taken on 5 April 2004, 13 April 2004 (original upload date). Source: Own workTransferred from en.wikipedia. Author: Iorsh at en.wikipedia.