Scorpiurus subvillosus

 

Scorpiurus subvillosus

 

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Sin: Scorpiurus muricatus
var. subvillosus
Caulescent annual, 5-30 cm. Leaves oblanceolate, 3-10 cm, tapering into a petiole. Peduncles 3-13 cm. Ribs of fruit covered with pointed or uncinate spines at least half as long as the width of the fruit. Fl. 4-5. Mainly on rocky slopes, especially limestone and fallow fields, s.l.-800m.
Mediterranean area, Crimea, Transcaucasia, Syrian Desert, N. Iraq, S. Iran, E. Africa. Medit. element.