Asteriscus spinosus,Pallenis spinosa,
Spiny Starwort, מוצית קוצנית
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| | Scientific name: |
| Asteriscus spinosus (L) Schultz Bip. |
| Synonym name: |
| Pallenis spinosa (L) Cass. |
| Common name: |
| Spiny Starwort |
| Hebrew name: |
| מוצית קוצנית |
| Family: |
| Compositae / Asteraceae, מורכבים |
Date Picture Taken: April 8, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Hemicryptophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, rosette, entire, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| Orange, yellow |
| Flowering Period: |
| April, May, June |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: April 8, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Asteriscus , small star; asterisk.
spinosus, thorny, prickly; crabbed, difficult;
Pallenis , palea (chaff), referring to the chaffy receptacle.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
- The standard author abbreviation Sch.Bip. is used to indicate Carl Heinrich Bipontinus Schultz (1805–1867), (Bipontinus, a Latinized reference to his birthplace- Zweibrücken), a physician and botanist .
- The standard author abbreviation Cass. is used to indicate - Alexandre Henri Gabriel de Cassini (1781–1832) , a French botanist and naturalist, who specialised in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
Date Picture Taken: April 8, 2008
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