Ranunculus scandicinus, Ranunculus marginatus,
Ranunculus trachycarpus, Shepherd’s- needle buttercup,
Crowfoot, נורית המלל
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| | Scientific name: |
| Ranunculus scandicinus (Boiss.) P.H.Davis |
| Synonym name: |
| Ranunculus marginatus Dum.-Urville var. scandicinus (Boiss.) Zohary,
Ranunculus trachycarpus Fisch. & C.A.Mey. |
| Common name: |
| Crowfoot |
| Hebrew name: |
| נורית המלל |
| Family: |
| Ranunculaceae, נוריתיים |
Location: Herzliya Winter pool; Date Picture Taken: March 15, 2009
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| | Life form: |
| Therophyte, annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, dissected twice or more, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| Yellow |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April, May, June, July, August |
| Habitat: |
| Humid habitats |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Location: Herzliya Winter pool; Date Picture Taken: March 15, 2009
Derivation of the botanical name:
Ranunculus, rana, "frog", Ranunculus, "little frog", literally froglike (from marshy places).
scandicinus, Greek skandix or skandikos which was used by Aristophanes (ca.456 – ca.386 BCE) and Theophrastus (370 — ca.285 BCE), to chervil, which later became the Latin scandix; inus, adjective suffix for nouns: belonging to or resembling; resembling scandix.
marginatus, to furnish with a border; to border, enclose with a margin; margined.
trachycarpus , Greek trachys τραχυϛ , rough, rugged, rocky; carpos, καρποϛ fruit; rough seeded.
- The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810–1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
- The standard author abbreviation P. H. Davis is used to indicate Peter H. Davis, Professor of the University of Edinburgh.
- The standard author abbreviation Dum.-Urville is used to indicate Admiral Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville 1790 – 1842, a French explorer, cartographer, botanist, linguist, writer.
- The standard author abbreviation Zohary is used to indicate Michael Zohary (1898 – 1983), a pioneering Israeli botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Fisch. is used to indicate - Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer (1782 – 1854), a Russian botanist, born in Germany.
- The standard author abbreviation C.A.Mey. is used to indicate Carl Anton von Meyer (1795 – 1855), a Russian botanist and explorer.
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