Hebrew: צלע-שור חרוזה, Arabic: حلوان
| Scientific name: | Bupleurum lancifolium Hornem. | |
| Synonym name: | Bupleurum subovatum Sprengel | |
| Common name | Narrow Thorow-Wax | |
| Hebrew name: | צלע-שור חרוזה | |
| Arabic name: | حلوان | |
| Plant Family: | Umbelliferae (Apiaceae), סוככיים |
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| Life form: | Annual | |
| Stems: | Erect, herb, to 50 cm tall; hairless, waxy stem around which leaves are fused at their bases | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, narrowly lance-shaped to nearly oval | |
| Flowers: | Yellow; compound umbel borne on a peduncle | |
| Fruits / pods: | Schizocarp | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April, May, June | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean - Irano-Turanian | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Bupleurum, βουπλευρον, from bous, ox + pleuron, rib: a plant, hare's-ear. lancifolium, with lanceolate leaves. subovatum, somewhat ovate. The Hebrew name:צלע-השור, zela-haShor, from Hashor, שור, ox + zela, צלע, rib.
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