| Family | Compositae |
| Synonyms | S. coronopifolius, S. laxiflorus, S. densfrontainei |
| Local name | Qorreis, Umm Lonein |
| Habitat in Egypt | coastal sandy and saline soils, desert wadis, edges of cultivation, waste ground, orchards |
| Distribution | Canary Islands, Sicily, North Africa, Sinai, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan |
