Anchusa aegyptiaca, Egyptian Alkanet, לשון-פר מצרית
 
Scientific name:  Anchusa aegyptiaca
Common name:  Egyptian Alkanet
Hebrew name:  לשון-פר מצרית
Arabic name:   ححمحم مصري
Family:  Boraginaceae, זיפניים

Anchusa aegyptiaca, Egyptian Alkanet,ححمحم مصري, לשון-פר מצרית

 
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, טיפוס התפוצה:   Saharo-Arabian
Summer shedding:  Ephemeral

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