Ammi majus, Bishop's weed,Queen Anne's lace,
Ammee, אמיתה גדולה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Ammi majus L. |
| Common name: |
| Bishop's weed, Queen Anne's lace, Ammee |
| Hebrew name: |
| אמיתה גדולה |
| Family: |
| Umbelliferae / Apiaceae, סוככיים |
Location: Kohav Hayarden (Belvoir); Date Picture Taken: May 20, 2009
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| | Life form: |
| Therophyte, annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, rosette, dissected, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| White |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April, May, June, July, August, September |
| Habitat: |
| Cultivated areas, roadsides, field margins |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Location: Kohav Hayarden (Belvoir); Date Picture Taken: May 20, 2009
Derivation of the botanical name:
Ammi (Dioscorides), from the Greek term ammos meaning “sand” and refers to the plant’s habitat.
majus, bigger, larger.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
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