Hebrew: פרסיון גדול, Arabic: براسيون كبير
| Scientific name: | Prasium majus L. | |
| Common name: | White Hedge-nettle, Great Hedge-nettle | |
| Hebrew name: | פרסיון גדול | |
| Arabic name: | براسيون كبير | |
| Family: | Labiatae / Lamiaceae, שפתניים |
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| Life form: | Chamaephyte, semi-shrub | |
| Leaves: | Opposite, entire, dentate or serrate | |
| Flowers: | White | |
| Flowering Period: | January, February, March, April, May, June | |
| Habitat: | : Mediterranean maquis and forest | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
Location: Road 3415, Gad Hills (Givad Gad) Derivation of the botanical name: Prasium, used by Plinius for an herb, white horehound; Theophrastus applied Greek prasion to horehound, a species of Marrubium. majus, bigger, larger. The Hebrew name: פרסיון, parsion, a transliteration and translation of the Latin name.
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