Anchusa aegyptiaca, Egyptian Alkanet,
ححمحم مصري ,לשון-פר מצרית
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| | Scientific name: |
| Anchusa aegyptiaca (L.) DC. |
| Common name: |
| Egyptian Alkanet |
| Hebrew name: |
| לשון-פר מצרית |
| Arabic name: |
| ححمحم مصري |
| Family: |
| Boraginaceae, זיפניים |
Date Picture Taken: February 29, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Therophyte, annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, entire |
| Flowers: |
| Yellow or light pink, white |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana, Shrub-steppes, Desert |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Saharo-Arabian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: February 18, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
anchusa, αγχουσα, a plant used for cosmetic as a rouge, perhaps Anchusa tinctoria.
aegyptiaca, Egyptian.
- 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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- The standard author abbreviation DC. is used to indicate Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778 – 1841), a Swiss botanist.
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