Onobrychis crista-galli, Cock's comb, Cock's head,
Medick vetch, כרבולת התרנגול, ضرس العجوز
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| | 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 |
Date Picture Taken: April 4, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, compound, pinnate |
| Flowers: |
| Pink |
| 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 |
Date Picture Taken: April 4, 2008
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 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 Lam. is used to indicate Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744 – 1829), a French botanist and invertebrate zoologist.
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