Daucus glaber, Daucus litoralis, Coastal carrot,
Hebrew: גזר החוף, Arabic: الدوقو الساحلي

Scientific name:		Daucus glaber (Forssk.) Thell.
Synonym name:		Daucus litoralis Sm.
Common name:		Coastal carrot
Hebrew name:		גזר החוף
Arabic name:		الدوقو الساحلي
Plant Family:		Umbelliferae / Apiaceae, סוככיים

Life form:		Therophyte, annual
Spinescence:		Fruits
Stems:		Solitary, erect, branching, retrorsely hispid; cylindric and slightly ridged
Leaves:		Alternate, rosette, dissected twice or more
Flowers:		White
Fruits / pods:		Schizocarp
Flowering Period:		March, April
Habitat:		Sand
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts
Chorotype:		Mediterranean
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

Derivation of the botanical name: Daucus, the Latin name for carrot. Galen (Claudius Galenus of Pergamum (131 - 201 CE)), called it Daucus to distinguish the Carrot from the Parsnip. glaber, smooth-skinned; without hairs; glabrous. litoralis, of the sea shore; littoral. The standard author abbreviation Forssk. is used to indicate Peter Forsskål (1732 – 1763), a Swedish explorer, orientalist and naturalist. The standard author abbreviation Thell. is used to indicate Albert Thellung (1881 – 1928), a Swiss botanist. The standard author abbreviation Sm. is used to indicate James Edward Smith (1759 – 1828), an English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society.