Erucaria hispanica, Erucaria myagroides, Spanish pink mustard,
Hebrew: שלח ספרדי,שלח מצוי, Arabic: غراء , ام قرين

Scientific name:		Erucaria hispanica (L.) Druce
Synonym name:		Erucaria myagroides (L.) Hal.
Common name:		Spanish pink mustard
Hebrew name:		שלח ספרדי,שלח מצוי
Arabic name:		غراء , ام قرين
Plant Family:		Cruciferae / Brassicaceae, מצליבים

Life form:		Therophyte, annual
Stems:		About 40 cm tall; branched from below, glabrous or sparsely hispid below with simple hairs
Leaves:		Alternate, dissected twice or more, dentate or serrate
Inflorescence:		Racemes 30-45-flowered
Flowers:		Lilach, pink, white
Fruits / pods:		Siliquae; 1-3-seeded
Flowering Period:		January, February, March, April, May, June
Habitat:		Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes
Chorotype:		Mediterranean
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

Derivation of the botanical name: Erucaria, Latin, eruca, rocket, cruciformous herb; arius, Latin suffix, pertaining to. hispanica, Spanish. The Hebrew name: שלח, shelach, so called because it resembles a short sword (שלח). The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy. The standard author abbreviation Druce is used to indicate George Claridge Druce (1850 – 1932),an English botanist and a Mayor of Oxford. The standard author abbreviation Hal. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.