Anabasis setifera, Anabasis,
Hebrew: יפרוק זיפני, Arabic: الشَّنَّان الشُعيري

Scientific name:		Anabasis setifera Moq.
Common name:		Anabasis
Hebrew name:		יפרוק זיפני
Arabic name:		الشَّنَّان الشُعيري
Family:		Chenopodiaceae, סלקיים

Life form:		Chamaephyte
Succulence:		Stem + leaf succulent
Stems:		Succulent stems; deeply grooved; the stomata in these grooves are unable to open widely, thus reducing the risk of over-loss of moisture
Leaves:		Opposite, cylindrial or terete
Flowers:		Green
Fruits / pods:		Dispersal fruit containing a seed, fruit coat, tepals, and 5 wings developing from the tepals back and assisting wind-dispersal
Flowering Period:		August, September, October, November
Habitat:		Desert
Distribution:		Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts
Chorotype:		Saharo-Arabian
Summer shedding:		Perennating

Derivation of the botanical name: Anabasis, Ἀνάβασις, ana, "up" + bainein, "to go". setifera, seta, a bristle; fer, to bear, carry; bristle bearing. The Hebrew word: יפרוק, yifrok , jointed, composed of articulated segments. The standard author abbreviation Moq. is used to indicate Christian Horace Bénédict Alfred Moquin-Tandon (1804–1863), a French naturalist and doctor. Minute insects penetrating into the young stems discharge white and sweet foamy liquid which is named by the Bedouin "mann" or "manna".