Aegilops biuncialis, Aegilops lorentii, Goatgrass,
בן-חיטה דל-שיבולת ,حشبش الغنم أو الفار
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| | Scientific name: |
| Aegilops biuncialis Vis. |
| Scientific name: |
| Aegilops lorentii Hochst. |
| Common name: |
| Goatgrass |
| Hebrew name: |
| בן-חיטה דל-שיבולת |
| Arabic name: |
| حشبش الغنم أو الفار |
| Family: |
| Gramineae (Poaceae) |
Date Picture Taken: April 8, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, entire, smooth |
| Flowers: |
| green |
| Flowering Period: |
| April, May, June |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Summer shedding |
| ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: April 11, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Aegilops, from the Greek aegilos (a herb liked by goats, or a goat), with ‘goatlike’ (referring to whiskery-awned spikelets), literally, "goat in the eye".
biuncialis, bi, bis, twice; uncialis, one twelfth, one inch; meaning one sixth, two inches.
- The standard author abbreviation Vis. is used to indicate Roberto de Visiani (1800 - 1878), an Italian
botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Hochst. is used to indicate Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter (1787–1860, a German botanist.
Date Picture Taken: April 8, 2007
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