Scientific name: | Ceratocapnos turbinata (DC.) Liden | |
Synonym name: | Ceratocapnos palaestinus Boiss., Fumaria turbinata Sm. ex DC. | |
Common name: | - | |
Hebrew name: | בר עשנן ארץ ישראלי | |
Family: | Fumariaceae, עשנניים |
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Life form: | Annual, climber | |
Stems: | Climbing due to tendrils | |
Leaves: | Alternate, rosette; compound, pinnate or bipinnate, bipinnate or more; long-petioled leaves, smooth margin | |
Flowers: | Hermaphrodite; pink, violet, rose-red petals | |
Fruits / pods: | Ribbed fruits | |
Flowering Period: | February, March, April, May | |
Habitat: | Mediterranean maquis and forest | |
Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Ceratocapnos, ceras, κέραζ = horn, due to the horned fruits; capnos, καπνοζ, smoke referring to the similarity with fumewort (Fumaria) from Latin fumus “smoke”. turbinata, shaped like a spinning top. palaestinus, from Palestine. Fumaria, Latin fumus terrae, "smoke of the earth" and may refers to the smoky odour of some species in this genus or the smoky colour of some species when in flower.
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