Calicotome villosa, Calycotome villosa, Spiny Broom, קידה שעירה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Calicotome villosa (Poiret) Link |
| Synonym name: |
| Calycotome villosa (Poiret) Link, Calicotome infesta |
| Common name: |
| Spiny Broom |
| Hebrew name: |
| קידה שעירה |
| Arabic name: |
| gandoul |
| Family: |
| Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
Date Picture Taken: January 9, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Phanerophyte shrub |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, compound, trifoliolate |
| Flowers: |
| Yellow |
| Flowering Period: |
| January, February, March |
| Habitat: |
| Mediterranean maquis and forest, Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: January 2, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Calicotome, perhaps from, Greel for the calyx, and tome, division, section, cutting
villosa, shaggy, hairy.
- The standard author abbreviation Poiret is used to indicate Jean Louis Marie Poiret (1755–1834), a French clergyman, botanist and explorer.
- The standard author abbreviation Link is used to indicate Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link (1767–1851), a German naturalist and botanist.
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