Scientific name: | Rumex pictus Forssk. | |
Common name: | Dock | |
Hebrew name: | חומעה מגויידת | |
Arabic name: | حميض | |
Family: | Polygonaceae, Dock Family, ארכוביתיים |
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Life form: | Annual | |
Leaves: | Alternate | |
Flowers: | Green | |
Flowering Period: | January, February, March, April, May | |
Habitat: | Sand | |
Distribution: | The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Rumex , the ancient Latin name for the docks or sorrels. pictus, coloured, painted. The Hebrew name: חומעה, hum'ah (sorrel, rumex), formed from Aramaic: חמע, hum'a, with suffix h.
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