Launaea nudicaulis

Family Compositae
Synonyms Chondrilla nudicaulis, Lomatolepis nudicaulis, Microrhynchus nudicaulis, Sonchus nudicaulis, Zollikoferia nudicaulis
Local name Howthaan
Habitat in Egypt sandy and alluvial soils, desert plains and wadis, edges of cultivation
Distribution Cannary Islands, southern Spain, Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Sahara, Tunisia, Chad, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Arabia, Iran