Volutaria tubuliflora Calflora

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Volutaria tubuliflora (Murb.) Sennen

Egyptian knapweed

Volutaria tubuliflora is an annual herb that is not native to California.

Cal-IPC rating: limited


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Genus:	Volutaria
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Information about Volutaria tubuliflora from other sources


Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Cal-IPC Profile rating: limited Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/31/2025).