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Rough Niger - Guizotia scabra

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Rough Niger Rough Niger - Guizotia scabra dylan Blaise Castle 1 Nov 2023, 8:13 p.m. 1 Nov 2023, 3:25 p.m.
Rough Niger Rough Niger - Guizotia scabra dylan Blaise Castle 1 Nov 2023, 8:13 p.m. 1 Nov 2023, 3:26 p.m.
Rough Niger Rough Niger - Guizotia scabra dylan Blaise Castle 1 Nov 2023, 8:13 p.m. 1 Nov 2023, 3:26 p.m.
Rough Niger Rough Niger - Guizotia scabra dylan Blaise Castle 1 Nov 2023, 8:13 p.m. 1 Nov 2023, 3:26 p.m.
Rough Niger Rough Niger - Guizotia scabra dylan Blaise Castle 1 Nov 2023, 8:13 p.m. 1 Nov 2023, 3:26 p.m.
Rough Niger Rough Niger - Guizotia scabra dylan Blaise Castle 1 Nov 2023, 8:13 p.m. 1 Nov 2023, 3:26 p.m.

Species Description

Stace 4:

Guizotia scabra (Vis.) Chiov., from tropical Africa, has been found recently along with G. abyssinica in some samples of Niger used for birdseed; it differs in its sticky densely glandular-hairy stems and leaves. It rarely flowers before frosting.

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