Flowers of Israel - Pulicaria arabica, ladies' false fleabane, Arabian fleabane, פרפרעושית ערבית

Pulicaria arabica, Ladies' false fleabane, Arabian fleabane,
פרפרעושית ערבית


Scientific name:		Pulicaria arabica
Common name:		Ladies' false fleabane, Arabian fleabane
Hebrew name:		פרפרעושית ערבית
Family:		Compositae / Asteraceae, מורכבים

_{Location: Netanya, the Dora rain pool; Date Picture Taken: July 31, 2009}


Life form:		Pherophyte, annual
Leaves:		Alternate, entire
Flowers:		Yellow
Flowering Period:		April, May, June, July, August, September
Habitat:		Humid habitats
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts
Chorotype, טיפוס התפוצה:		Med - Irano-Turanian
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

_{Location: Netanya, the Dora rain pool; Date Picture Taken: July 18, 2009}

Derivation of the botanical name:
Pulicaria, from the Latin pulex, "a flea", because it was said to drive away these pests.
arabica, arabicus, "Arabian".

Pulicaria arabica, ladies' false fleabane, Arabian fleabane, פרפרעושית ערבית

_{Location: Netanya, the Dora rain pool; Date Picture Taken: July 18, 2009}

Pulicaria arabica, ladies' false fleabane, Arabian fleabane, פרפרעושית ערבית

_{Location: Netanya, the Dora rain pool; Date Picture Taken: July 31, 2009}

Pulicaria arabica, ladies' false fleabane, Arabian fleabane, פרפרעושית ערבית

_{Location: Netanya, the Dora rain pool; Date Picture Taken: July 18, 2009}