Glaucium corniculatum, Chelidonium corniculatum L.,
Blackspot Hornpoppy,
Hebrew: פרגה מקרינה, Arabic: الماميثا المقرنة

Scientific name:		Glaucium corniculatum (L.) J.H.Rudolph
Synonym name:		Chelidonium corniculatum L.
Common name:		Blackspot Hornpoppy
Hebrew name:		פרגה מקרינה
Arabic name:		الماميثا المقرنة
Family:		Papaveraceae, פרגיים

Life form:		Annual
Stems:		Up to 50 cm; erect, branching; stiff spreading hairs
Leaves:		Alternate, rosette, dissected, dentate or serrate; hispid, glaucos
Inflorescence:		Short flower stalks
Flowers:		Sepals softly hairy; petals roundish, red with black spot at the base
Fruits / pods:		Capsule hairy, hairs pressed to the pericarpium
Flowering Period:		March, April, May
Habitat:		Shrub-steppes
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts
Chorotype:		Med - Irano-Turanian
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

Derivation of the botanical name: Glaucium , Horned poppy; sea poppy. From Greek glaukos, grayish-green; from the color of the leaves. corniculatum, corniculum, little horn; helmet ornament; horned. Chelidonium , Celandine. From the Greek chelidon, a swallow. The tradition is that the herb flowers when the swallows arrive. 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 J.H.Rudolph is used to indicate J.H.Rudolph , who gives the species the name of Glaucium corniculatum. See the list of Medicinal herbs in Israel, the parts used and their medical uses to treat various diseases.