Lupinus palaestinus, Palestine Lupine,
תורמוס ארצ-ישדאלי
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| | Scientific name: |
| Lupinus palaestinus Boiss. |
| Common name: |
| Palestine Lupine |
| Hebrew name: |
| תורמוס ארצ-ישדאלי |
| Family: |
| Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
Date Picture Taken: March 2, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, compound, digitate (shaped like a spread hand) |
| Flowers: |
| Light blue, lilach, white |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April |
| Habitat: |
| Sand |
| Distribution: |
| The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: March 11, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Lupinus, Latin lupus, "wolf," alluding to the belief that these plants destroyed the fertility of the soil, which is the oppposite of the truth; the seeds are eaten in eastern Mediterranean countries.
palaestinus, from Palestine.
- The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
Date Picture Taken: January 30, 2009
Date Picture Taken: January 30, 2009
Date Picture Taken: March 1, 2008
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