Moluccella spinosa, Spiny molucca,
בר-גביע קוצני
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| | Scientific name: |
| Moluccella spinosa L. |
| Common name: |
| Spiny molucca |
| Hebrew name: |
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| Family: |
| Labiatae / Lamiaceae, שפתניים |
Location: The Sharon Plain, Migdal Zedek tomb al-Sadiq; Date Picture Taken: December 12,2007
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| | Life form: |
| Therophyte, annual |
| Leaves: |
| Opposite, entire, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| White, pink, spinescent |
| Flowering Period: |
| April, May, June, July, August |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Location: The Sharon Plain, Migdal Zedek tomb al-Sadiq; Date Picture Taken: December 12,2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Moluccella, Shell-flower; derivation of the name is uncertain; some say: from the Indonesian Molucca Islands; Umberto Quattrocchi says: "Presumably from an Arabic word meaning "king" or a diminutive of Molucca."
spinosa, spiny.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
Location: The Sharon Plain, Migdal Zedek tomb al-Sadiq; Date Picture Taken: December 12,2007
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