Flowering
- Jan1
- Feb2
- Mar3
- Apr4
- May5
- Jun6
- Jul7
- Aug8
- Sep9
- Oct10
- Nov11
- Dec12
Distribution









Geogr. District
- Judean Desert (V. Rare)
- Dead-Sea Valley (V. Rare)
- Northern Negev (Rare)
- Western Negev (V. Common)
- Negev Highlands (V. Common)
- Southern Negev (V. Common)
- Arava Valley (Rare)
- Edom (Common)
Vegetation Units
Description & Remarks
Family
Additional Names
- Hebrew with Vowels:
- חֻרְשָׁף חוּם-קַשְׂקַשִּׂים
- Life form (Raunkiaer):
- chamaephyte
- Spinescence:
- bracts, leaves
- Succulence:
- non-succulent
- Summer Shedding:
- perennating
- Petal or tepal color:
- Sexuality and Reproductive Morphology:
- Flowers hermaphrodite only
- Sporangia or Seed Homogeneity:
- Homogeneous seeds-fruits
- Flowering Time:
- April, July, June, May
- Leaf arrangement:
- alternate (one leaf per node)
- Leaf Type:
- entire
- Leaf or leaflet margin:
- dentate or serrate
- Stipule:
- absent
- Habitat:
- Desert, Shrub-steppes
- Chorotype:
- Saharo-Arabian
- Drought Resistence:
- Salt Resistance:
- glycophyte
- Synanthrop:
- obligate natural
Taxonomy
- Superdivision:
- Spermatophyta
- Division:
- Angiospermae
- Class:
- Dicotyledoneae
- Family:
- Compositae (Asteraceae)
- Genus:
- Atractylis