Alkanna strigosa, Spiny Alkanet,
هواء جوي، جوه, אלקנה סמורה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Alkanna strigosa Boiss. et Hohen |
| Common name: |
| Spiny Alkanet |
| Hebrew name: |
| אלקנה סמורה |
| Arabic name: |
| هواء جوي، جوه |
| Family: |
| Boraginaceae, זיפניים |
Date Picture Taken: March 12, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Chamaephyte |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, entire |
| Flowers: |
| Blue |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands,
Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: March 12, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Alkanna, Middle English alknet, from Medieval Latin alcannetta, from Arabic al-ḥanna, al-ḥinnā' the henna (Lawsonia inermis lythraceae).
strigosa, striga, a straight rigid close-pressed rather short bristle-like hair; strigosa - covered with strigae, bristled.
- The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
- The standard author abbreviation Hohen. is used to indicate Rudolph Friedrich Hohenacker (1798 – 1874), a Swiss-German missionary and botanist.
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