Pulicaria arabica, ladies' false fleabane, Arabian fleabane,
פרפרעושית ערבית
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| | Scientific name: |
| Pulicaria arabica (L.) Cass. |
| 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
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| | 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: |
| 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".
- 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 Cass. is used to indicate Alexandre Henri Gabriel de Cassini (1781 – 1832), a French botanist and naturalist, who specialised in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
Location: Netanya, the Dora rain pool; Date Picture Taken: July 18, 2009
Location: Netanya, the Dora rain pool; Date Picture Taken: July 31, 2009
Location: Netanya, the Dora rain pool; Date Picture Taken: July 18, 2009
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