Ridolfia segetum, Carum ridolfia, Corn parsley,
False fennel, False caraway, Goldspray,
Hebrew: נירית הקמה

Scientific name:		Ridolfia segetum (L.) Moris
Synonym name:		Carum ridolfia Benth. & Hook.
Common name:		Corn parsley, False fennel, False caraway, Goldspray
Hebrew name:		נירית הקמה
Plant Family:		Umbelliferae (Apiaceae), סוככיים

Life form:		Annual
Leaves:		Alternate, rosette, dissected
Flowers:		Yellow
Flowering Period:		April, May, June
Habitat:		Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts
Chorotype:		Mediterranean
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

Derivation of the botanical name: segetum, of the corn field(s). carum, from Caria, district in Asia Minor where it was much grown; Caraway. The Hebrew name: נירית, nirit, formed from ניר, nir (fallow ground) with suffix ית, it. 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 Moris is used to indicate Giuseppe Giacinto Moris (1796 – 1869), an Italian botanist. The standard author abbreviation Benth. is used to indicate George Bentham (1800 – 1884), an English botanist. The standard author abbreviation Hook. is used to indicate William Jackson Hooker (1785 – 1865), an English systematic botanist and organiser. Ridolfia segetum is a frequent umbelliferous weed in sunflower crops in the Mediterranean basin.