Flowering
- Jan1
- Feb2
- Mar3
- Apr4
- May5
- Jun6
- Jul7
- Aug8
- Sep9
- Oct10
- Nov11
- Dec12
Distribution
Geogr. District
- Judean Desert (V. Rare)
- Dead-Sea Valley (Common)
- Negev Highlands (Common)
- Southern Negev (V. Common)
- Arava Valley (V. Common)
- Ammon (V. Rare)
- Edom (V. Common)
Vegetation Units
Description & Remarks
Truffles were discovered in proximity to this species in the Southern Negev. Seffi HaNegbi, of the founders of Shaharout near Elat, found plenty of truffles near H. lippi growing in wadis. Truffles in commercial quantities in relation to H. lippi are reported in literature from Saudi Arabia.
Family
Additional Names
- Hebrew with Vowels:
- שִׁמְשׁוֹן לִיפִּי
תכונות וזיהוי
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הענפים מסועפים, סבוכים, רובם אופקיים או כמעט אופקיים, מלבינים ומבריקים, קשיחים ודוקרניים לאחר הפריחה. הפירות נפתחים בהבשלה
- Life form (Raunkiaer):
- chamaephyte
- Spinescence:
- absent
- Succulence:
- non-succulent
- Summer Shedding:
- perennating
- Petal or tepal color:
- yellow
- Sexuality and Reproductive Morphology:
- Flowers hermaphrodite only
- Sporangia or Seed Homogeneity:
- Homogeneous seeds-fruits
- Flowering Time:
- April, March, February
- Leaf arrangement:
- alternate (one leaf per node), opposite (two leaves per node)
- Leaf Type:
- entire
- Leaf or leaflet margin:
- smooth
- Stipule:
- present
- Habitat:
- Desert, Thermophilous plants
- Chorotype:
- Saharo-Arabian - Sudanian
- Drought Resistence:
- Salt Resistance:
- glycophyte
- Synanthrop:
- obligate natural
Taxonomy
- Superdivision:
- Spermatophyta
- Division:
- Angiospermae
- Class:
- Dicotyledoneae
- Family:
- Cistaceae
- Genus:
- Helianthemum
Helianthemum lippii in the Botanic Library
