Acacia pachyceras, Acacia negevensis, Acacia gerrardii,
Acacia, שיטת הנגב
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| | Scientific name: |
| Acacia pachyceras O.Schwartz |
| Synonym name: |
| Acacia negevensis (Zohary) Zohary |
| Synonym name: |
| Acacia gerrardii Benth. |
| Common name: |
| Acacia |
| Hebrew name: |
| שיטת הנגב |
| Family: |
| Mimosaceae, שיטיים |
Date Picture Taken: May 22, 2006
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| | Life form: |
| Phanerophyte, tree |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, compound, pinnate |
| Flowers: |
| Yellow |
| Flowering Period: |
| June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Habitat: |
| Desert |
| Distribution: |
| Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype, טיפוס התפוצה: |
| Sudanian-African |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: May 6, 2006
Derivation of the botanical name:
Acacia, from the Greek word akis, meaning a point or a barb.
pachyceras, pachy- (παχυϛ), thick-, stout-; ceras, -horn.
- The standard author abbreviation O.Schwartz is used to indicate Otto Schwarz (1900-1983), Professor of Botanics at the University of Jena, Thuringia in Germany.
- The standard author abbreviation Zohary is used to indicate Michael Zohary (1898–1983), a pioneering Israeli botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Benth. is used to indicate George Bentham (1800–1884), an English botanist.
Date Picture Taken: May 6, 2006
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