Euryops arabicus | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Euryops |
Species: | E. arabicus
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Binomial name | |
Euryops arabicus Steud.
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Euryops arabicus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that grows in the form of a bush. It is found on the Arabian Peninsula, Socotra, Somalia and Djibouti. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Euryops arabicus is a small shrub up to about 2 m (7 ft) tall. The narrow lanceolate leaves are leathery and are concentrated towards the tips of the branches. [2]
Euryops arabicus is found in the Arabian Peninsula where it grows in the cloud forest on north-facing slopes in montane woodland, [3] and it is also found on the higher parts of Socotra, in Somalia and Djibouti. [2]
In Saudi Arabia it grows alongside Juniperus procera, draped with the lichen Usnea articulata. [3] It is unpalatable and may flourish in places where other shrubs are overgrazed. [4]
Euryops arabicus | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Euryops |
Species: | E. arabicus
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Binomial name | |
Euryops arabicus Steud.
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Euryops arabicus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that grows in the form of a bush. It is found on the Arabian Peninsula, Socotra, Somalia and Djibouti. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Euryops arabicus is a small shrub up to about 2 m (7 ft) tall. The narrow lanceolate leaves are leathery and are concentrated towards the tips of the branches. [2]
Euryops arabicus is found in the Arabian Peninsula where it grows in the cloud forest on north-facing slopes in montane woodland, [3] and it is also found on the higher parts of Socotra, in Somalia and Djibouti. [2]
In Saudi Arabia it grows alongside Juniperus procera, draped with the lichen Usnea articulata. [3] It is unpalatable and may flourish in places where other shrubs are overgrazed. [4]