Flowering
- Jan1
- Feb2
- Mar3
- Apr4
- May5
- Jun6
- Jul7
- Aug8
- Sep9
- Oct10
- Nov11
- Dec12
Distribution
Geogr. District
- Mt. Hermon (V. Rare)
- Golan (V. Rare)
- Upper Galilee (V. Common)
- Lower Galilee (Rare)
- Kinnroth Valley (V. Rare)
- Mt. Carmel (V. Common)
- Mt. Gilboa (V. Rare)
- Coastal Galilee (V. Rare)
- Acco Plain (V. Rare)
- Philistean Plain (Rare)
- Samaria (Common)
- Shefela (V. Common)
- Judean Mountains (V. Common)
Vegetation Units
Description & Remarks
Family
Additional Names
- Hebrew with Vowels:
- חֻרְשָׁף מְצֻיָּץ
- Synonym (Scientific):
- Feinbrunia speciosa (DC.) K.Schmid
- English:
- beautiful distaff-thistle
תכונות וזיהוי
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חפי-המעטפת החיצוניים דומים לעלי הגבעול; ראשיהם של חפי-המעטפת הפנימיים רעופים ומעוגלים.
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עשב רב-שנתי, העלים והגבעולים מכוסים זיפים אשונים. צמחי בתה ים-תיכונית.
- Life form (Raunkiaer):
- hemicryptophyte
- Spinescence:
- bracts, leaves
- Succulence:
- non-succulent
- Summer Shedding:
- ephemeral
- Petal or tepal color:
- Crimson
- Sexuality and Reproductive Morphology:
- Flowers hermaphrodite only
- Sporangia or Seed Homogeneity:
- Homogeneous seeds-fruits
- Flowering Time:
- August, October, July, November, September
- Leaf arrangement:
- alternate (one leaf per node), rosette
- Leaf Type:
- entire
- Leaf or leaflet margin:
- dentate or serrate
- Stipule:
- absent
- Habitat:
- Batha, Phrygana
- Chorotype:
- Mediterranean
- Drought Resistence:
- Salt Resistance:
- glycophyte
- Synanthrop:
- obligate natural
Taxonomy
- Superdivision:
- Spermatophyta
- Division:
- Angiospermae
- Class:
- Dicotyledoneae
- Family:
- Compositae (Asteraceae)
- Genus:
- Atractylis
Atractylis comosa in the Botanic Library
