Rumex cyprius, Rumex roseus, Knotweed, Pink Sorrel,
חומעה ורודה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Rumex cyprius Murb. |
| Synonym name: |
| Rumex roseus L. |
| Common name: |
| Knotweed, Pink Sorrel |
| Hebrew name: |
| חומעה ורודה |
| Family: |
| Polygonaceae, ארכוביתיים |
Date Picture Taken: May 4, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Therophyte, annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate |
| Flowers: |
| Green; hermaphrodite; pollinated by Wind |
| Flowering Period: |
| January, February, March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Shrub-steppes, Desert |
| Distribution: |
| The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Irano-Turanian - Saharo-Arabian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: May 4, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Rumex , the ancient Latin name for the docks or sorrels.
cyprius, Cyprian.
roseus, rose colored.
- The standard author abbreviation Murb. is used to indicate Svante Samuel Murbeck (1859 – 1946), a Swedish botanist, private lecturer and prof. in Lund from 1902.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
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