Scientific name: | Scirpus supinus L. | |
Synonym name: | Schoenoplectus supinus< (L.) Palla | |
Common name: | Dwarf Club-rush | |
Hebrew name: | אגמון שרוע | |
Arabic name: | الجولان المستلقي | |
Family: | Cyperaceae, גמאיים |
Location: Netanya, the Dora rain pool |
Life form: | Annual | |
Leaves: | Alternate, entire, smooth | |
Flowers: | Brown, green | |
Flowering Period: | April, May, June, July, August, September | |
Habitat: | Humid habitats | |
Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands | |
Chorotype: | Plurireginalbor-trop | |
Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Location: Netanya, the Dora rain pool Derivation of the botanical name: Scirpus, the Latin name for "bulrush". supinus, supin, "bent backwards, lying on the back"; lying down. Schoenoplectus, Greek schoinos, rush, reed or cord; plektos, twisted, plaited, woven; in reference to the use of culms in making useful objects. The Hebrew name: אגמון, agmon, from אגם, agam, lake, pool, pond; marshland; reeds (growing on a lake-shore).
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