Anagyris foetida, Stinking bean trefoil, Mediterranean Stinkbush,
צחנן מבאיש
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| | Scientific name: |
| Anagyris foetida L. |
| Common name: |
| Mediterranean Stinkbush, Stinking bean trefoil |
| Hebrew name: |
| צחנן מבאיש |
| Arabic name: |
| أركوض / جرود/ خروب الخنزير / ينبوت |
| Family: |
| Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
Date Picture Taken: February 8, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Phanerophyte, shrub |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, compound, trifoliate |
| Flowers: |
| Yellow |
| Flowering Period: |
| January, February, March, April |
| Habitat: |
| Mediterranean maquis and forest |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Med - Irano-Turanian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: February 8, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Anagyris, αναγυροϛ, a strong smelling shrub with pods, perhaps Anagyris foetida.
foetida, stinking, bad smelling; unpleasantly scented.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
Location: Bnei Zion Nature Reserve (Sharon); Date Picture Taken: January 23,2009
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