| Family | Compositae |
| Synonyms | P. trichoephala, P. elata, P. demissa, P. laniceps, Inula arabica |
| Local name | Abu-‘Ajn-Safra, Deithouth |
| Habitat in Egypt | marches, springs, swamps, moist ground, canal banks |
| Distribution | Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Turkey, Aegean Islands, Cyprus, Arabia, Iraq, Afghanistan |
