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Iphiona Cass.
Genus composed of 9 Asian and African species, of which 2 are found in North Africa, in the deserts of the E of Egypt, including the Sinai Peninsula. These are shrubs up to 60 cm in height, with spiny leaves and capitula with flowers all in yellow disc florets.
Key to species
1 Plant densely hairy-glandular, viscous. Capitula shortly pedunculate or sessile Iphiona scabra
1 Plant glabrous, except for some almost sessile glands on young stems, not viscous. Capitula longly pedunculate Iphiona mucronata
Updated by: B. Valdés.