Ononis pubescens, Downy Rest-harrow,
Hebrew: שברק דביק, Arabic: الشبرق الزغبي
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Scientific name: |
| Ononis pubescens L. |
Common name: |
| Downy Rest-harrow |
Hebrew name: |
| שברק דביק |
Arabic name: |
| الشبرق الزغبي, alshabriq alzaghbiu |
Family: |
| Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
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Life form: |
| Annual |
Leaves: |
| Alternate, compound, trifoliate, dentate or serrate |
Flowers: |
| Yellow |
Flowering Period: |
| March, April, May, June |
Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name:
Ononis, (Theophrastus) is from the Greek onos, meaning "ass" (because they are said especially to like it), and the classical Greek name used by Pliny for the rest-harrow.
pubescens, to reach puberty, become pubescent; becoming hairy.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
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