Artedia squamata, Crown Flower, Madonna flower,
שפרירה קשקשנית
 
Scientific name:  Artedia squamata L.
Common name:  Crown Flower, Madonna flower
Hebrew name:   שפרירה קשקשנית
Family:  Umbelliferae / Apiaceae, סוככיים

Artedia squamata, Crown Flower, Madonna flower, שפרירה קשקשנית
Date Picture Taken: April 7, 2007

 
Life form:  Annual
Leaves:  Alternate, rosette, dissected twice or more
Flowers:  White
Flowering Period:   March, April, May
Habitat:   Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:  Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Deserts and extreme deserts
Chorotype:   Mediterranean
Summer shedding:  Ephemeral

Artedia squamata, Crown Flower,Madonna flower, שפרירה קשקשנית
Date Picture Taken: April 7, 2007


Derivation of the botanical name:
Artedia, named in honour of Peter Artedi (1705 – 1735), a Swedish naturalist, by Linnaeus. Artedi designed the system of naming organisms by a generic name and a specific epithet, and from that Linnaeus created the binominal nomenclature and hierarchical classification that is still in use for all organisms.
squamata, scaly.
The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.