Hebrew: כרבולת התרנגול, Arabic: ضرس العجوز
| Scientific name: | Onobrychis crista-galli(L.) Lam. | |
| Common name: | Cock's comb, Cock's head, Medick vetch | |
| Hebrew name: | כרבולת התרנגול | |
| Arabic name: | ضرس العجوز | |
| Family: | Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
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| Life form: | Annual | |
| Spinescence: | Fruits | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, compound, pinnate | |
| Inflorescence: | Axillary racemes | |
| Flowers: | Pink, calyx-teeth 4-5 times as long as tube; corolla 7-8mm | |
| Flowering Period: | February, March, April, May | |
| Habitat: | Shrub-steppes, Desert | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Saharo-Arabian | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Onobrychis, Greek onos, an ass; brycho, to bray. Asses are said to bray for it. crista-galli, crista,crest, top-not, comb, plume; gallus, cock, rooster; cock's comb. The Hebrew name: כרבולת, karbolet (Post Biblical Hebrew), crest, cock’s comb; together with Aramaic-Syrian: כרבולתא, borrowed from Akkadian karballatu ( = cap).
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