Reichardia tingitana is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae that is distributed primarily throughout Mediterranean and West Asia.

[1] Another country it has been introduced to is Australia, where it is commonly recognized as a minor weed.

There its main habitats are urban sites, coastal dunes and alluvial plains.

[2] It has been recorded in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and eastern Saudi Arabia.

[5] Uses in folk medicine have been recorded in the Middle East, its leaves being used to treat ailments such as constipation, colic and inflamed eyes.