Volutaria tubuliflora
(Murb.) Sennen
Egyptian knapweed
Volutaria tubuliflora is an annual herb that is not native to California.
Cal-IPC rating: limited
one or more occurrenceswithin a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Volutaria: from Latin voluta, having a spiral scroll or twist, for the spirally coiled corolla lobes of the original species
[cal-ipc.org] Native Range, Habitat, Seed Dispersal: It is native to northern Africa and the Mediterranean Basin. It favors grasslands, dunes, scrub and chaparral habitat. It propagates via multitudes of seeds. Seeds are dispersed via human traffic, machinery, water and wind. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
