Scientific name: | Acacia saligna Labill) H.L.Wendl. fil | |
Synonym name: | Acacia cyanophylla Lindley | |
English name: | Golden-wreath Wattle, Orange Wattle, Blue-leaf Wattle | |
Hebrew/שם עברי: | שיטה כחלחלה | |
Arabic/الاسم العربي: | أكاسيا ساليغنا | |
Español: | Acacia de hoja azul | |
Plant Family: | Fabaceae/Mimosaceae, שיטיים |
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Life form: | Tree | |
Leaves: | Alternate | |
Flowers: | Yellow-orange | |
Flowering Period: | March, April | |
Habitat: | Light soils | |
Distribution: | The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands | |
Chorotype: | Australian | |
Summer shedding: | Perennating |
Derivation of the botanical name: Acacia, from the Greek word akis, meaning a point or a barb. saligna, willowy, resembling willow. cyanophylla, with blue leaves. The hebrew word: שיטה, shittah (Acacia, tree and a wood), borrowed from Arabic sant, سنط, in ancient Egyptian: Sndt, Sntt.
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