Astragalus callichrous,Violet milk-vetch,
קדד יפה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Astragalus callichrous Boiss. |
| Common name: |
| Violet milk-vetch |
| Hebrew name: |
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| Family: |
| Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
Location: Dudaim Forest, Goral Hills; Date Picture Taken: March 22, 2009
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| | Life form: |
| Annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, compound, pinnate, smooth |
| Flowers: |
| Violet, pink |
| Flowering Period: |
| January, February, March, April |
| Habitat: |
| Shrub-steppes |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Saharo-Arabian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
| Protected Flower, צמח מוגן: |
| No |
Location: Dudaim Forest, Goral Hills; Date Picture Taken: March 22, 2009
Derivation of the botanical name:
Astragalus, ἀστραγαλος, literally signifies a huckle bone (talus), a small bone of the ankle; astragalus, which the Greeks, as well as the Romans, used for dice and other purposes and an early name applied to some plants in this family because of the shape of the seeds; also could mean "star" or "milk".
callichrous calli, callos, καλλοϛ, "beauty", and , "-coloured; beautifully coloured.
- The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810–1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
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