Reichardia tingitana (Oman)

Reichardia tingitana (L.) Roth, 35 1787. (Syn: Picridium arabicum Hochst. & Steud. ex DC.; Picridium discolor Pomel; Picridium orientale (L.) DC.; Picridium orientale (L.) Desf.; Picridium saharae Pomel; Picridium tingitanum (L.) Desf.; Picridium tingitanum (L.) DC.; Picridium vulgare subsp. maritimum (Ball) Batt.; Picridium vulgare var. serioides Maire; Reichardia arabica (DC.) Fiori; Reichardia orientalis (L.) Hochr.; Reichardia runcinata Moench; Reichardia tingitana (L.) Pau [Illegitimate] …..; Scorzonera orientalis L.; Scorzonera tingitana L.; Sonchus tingitanus (L.) Lam.;                       Reichardia tingitana var. subintegra (Boiss.) Pamp.); 

 

Images by Aarti S Khale (Id by Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)

 

 

---

Wild Flower for ID : 280511 : AK-3: Taken at Muscat,Oman on the 16th of Feb, 2007.
A tiny flower, growing wild.

---

Though central part of capitulum is unusual, it appears to be Sonchus asper.

---

Is this picture also of the same wild plant….Sonchus asper? This was also taken here at Muscat, Oman on the 5th of March, 2010.

---

The central part of head is still confusing

---

Yes I digged it out now. It is Reichardia tingitana (L.) Roth or False Sow Thistle

---