Flowering
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- Jun6
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- Sep9
- Oct10
- Nov11
- Dec12
Distribution
Geogr. District
- Mt. Hermon (V. Rare)
- Golan (Rare)
- Hula Plain (V. Rare)
- Upper Galilee (Common)
- Lower Galilee (V. Rare)
- Mt. Carmel (Common)
- Edom (V. Rare)
Vegetation Units
Description & Remarks
Family
Additional Names
- Hebrew with Vowels:
- הֲדַס מָצוּי
- Life form (Raunkiaer):
- phanerophyte shrub
- Spinescence:
- absent
- Succulence:
- non-succulent
- Summer Shedding:
- perennating
- Petal or tepal color:
- white
- Sexuality and Reproductive Morphology:
- Flowers hermaphrodite only
- Sporangia or Seed Homogeneity:
- Homogeneous seeds-fruits
- Flowering Time:
- August, July, June, May
- Leaf arrangement:
- alternate (one leaf per node), opposite (two leaves per node), whorled (three or more leaves per node)
- Leaf Type:
- entire
- Leaf or leaflet margin:
- smooth
- Stipule:
- absent
- Habitat:
- Mediterranean maquis and forest
- Chorotype:
- Mediterranean
- Drought Resistence:
- Salt Resistance:
- glycophyte
- Synanthrop:
- obligate natural
Taxonomy
Myrtus communis in the Botanic Library
מצגות
Articles
Books
- ארבעת המינים: ערבה, הדס ואתרוג
מתוך: בעקבות צמחים - The Four Species of Sukkot
מתוך: Plant Stories - The Four Species of Sukkot (Cont.)
מתוך: Plant Stories