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Pulicaria mauritanica Coss. trib. Inuleae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesPulicaria mauritanica Coss. trib. Inuleae
BibliographyBull. Soc. Bot. France 22: 61 (1875)
Native Rangew. Sahara
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatdry, rocky slopes
Altitude0-1800m
Descriptionsericeous-hirsute, basal leaves petiolate, oblong, sinuate, dentate, stem leaves lanceolate, amplexicaule, capitula solitary, long pedicellate, 3-4cm, involucre subspherical
Size20-50cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, WSA Western Sahara)
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