Veronica cymbalaria, Cymbalaria speedwell, Pale Speedwell,
ורוניקה לבנה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Veronica cymbalaria Bodard |
| Common name: |
| Cymbalaria speedwell, Pale Speedwell |
| Hebrew name: |
| ורוניקה לבנה |
| Family: |
| Scrophulariaceae, Figwort Family, לועניתיים |
Date Picture Taken: February 18, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Annual |
| Leaves: |
| Simple |
| Flowers: |
| 4 White petals |
| Flowering Period: |
| January, February, March, April |
| Habitat: |
| Mediterranean maquis and forest, Batha, Phrygana, Disturbed habitats | | Distribution: |
| The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: February 18, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Veronica, named for the woman who took her veil, or a linen cloth, and wiped the sweat from the face of Jesus as he was bearing his cross to Calvary, and so named because the markings on some species supposedly resemble those on her sacred handkerchief.
cymbalaria; cymbalum, κυμβαλον, cymbal; cymbal like, referring to the rounded leaf shapes.
- The standard author abbreviation Bodard is used to indicate Marcel J. Bodard 1927 - 1988, a plant collector in Tropical Africa: Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal.
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