Antirrhinum siculum, Snapdragon,
לוע-ארי סיצילי
 
Scientific name:  Antirrhinum siculum Mill.
Common name:  Snapdragon
Hebrew name:   לוע-ארי סיצילי
Family:  Scrophulariaceae, לועניתיים

Antirrhinum siculum, Snapdragon, לוע-ארי סיצילי
Date Picture Taken: March 22, 2007

 
Life form:   Chamaephyte
Leaves:  Alternate, entire
Flowers:  White, yellow
Flowering Period:   March, April, May, June
Habitat:  Walls
Distribution:   Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Deserts and extreme deserts
Chorotype:   Mediterranean
Summer shedding:  Perenating

Antirrhinum siculum, Snapdragon, לוע-ארי סיצילי
Date Picture Taken: March 22, 2007


Derivation of the botanical name:
Antirrhinum, from Greek anti (αντι), "like," and rhis (ριϛ, ινοϛ), "nose", inus (-ινοϛ), probably referring to the nose-like capsule in its mature state.
siculum, Siculus, of or pertaining to Sicily, Sicilian.
The standard author abbreviation Mill. is used to indicate Philip Miller (1691–1771), a botanist of Scottish descent.