| Family |
Compositae
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| Synonyms | Scorsonera tingitana, Scorsonera orientalis, Picridium tingitanum |
| Local name | Morrar, Hawwa |
| Habitat in Egypt | desert wadis, sandy and alluvial plains, edges of cultivation |
| Distribution | Mediterranean region, southwest Asia, eastwards to India, Socotra, tropical East Africa, Australia, Polynesia |
