Flowering
- Jan1
- Feb2
- Mar3
- Apr4
- May5
- Jun6
- Jul7
- Aug8
- Sep9
- Oct10
- Nov11
- Dec12
Distribution
Geogr. District
- Philistean Plain (V. Rare)
- Shefela (Rare)
- Judean Mountains (Rare)
- Judean Desert (Common)
- Dead-Sea Valley (Rare)
- Northern Negev (V. Common)
- Western Negev (Common)
- Negev Highlands (V. Common)
- Southern Negev (Common)
- Arava Valley (V. Rare)
- Edom (Rare)
Vegetation Units
Description & Remarks
Family
Additional Names
- English:
- Egyptian starthistle
- Hebrew with Vowels:
- דַּרְדַּר מִצְרִי
תכונות וזיהוי
-
צמחים רב-שנתיים שבסיסם מעוצה. צבע הפרחים צהוב-בהיר.
-
קוצי המעטפת ארגמניים, קורים רבים מצויים בין הבסיסים של קוצי המעטפת.
- Life form (Raunkiaer):
- chamaephyte
- Spinescence:
- bracts
- Succulence:
- non-succulent
- Summer Shedding:
- perennating
- Petal or tepal color:
- yellow, Cream
- Sexuality and Reproductive Morphology:
- Flowers hermaphrodite only
- Sporangia or Seed Homogeneity:
- Homogeneous seeds-fruits
- Flowering Time:
- April, May
- Leaf arrangement:
- alternate (one leaf per node)
- Leaf Type:
- dissected, dissected once
- Leaf or leaflet margin:
- other
- Stipule:
- absent
- Habitat:
- Shrub-steppes
- Chorotype:
- Saharo-Arabian
- Drought Resistence:
- Salt Resistance:
- glycophyte
- Synanthrop:
- obligate natural
Taxonomy
- Superdivision:
- Spermatophyta
- Division:
- Angiospermae
- Class:
- Dicotyledoneae
- Family:
- Compositae (Asteraceae)
- Genus:
- Centaurea
