Stachys neurocalycina, Nerved-Calyx Stachys,
אשבל מעורק
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| | Scientific name: |
| Stachys neurocalycina Boiss. |
| Common name: |
| Nerved-Calyx Stachys |
| Hebrew name: |
| אשבל מעורק |
| Family: |
| Labiatae / Lamiaceae, שפתניים |
Date Picture Taken: April 8, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Therophyte, annual |
| Leaves: |
| Opposite, entire, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| Violet |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: April 7, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Stachys, Greek, a spike, relating to a spike.
neurocalycina, neuro, veins or nerves; calycina calyx-like; nerved calyx.
- The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
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