Bellevalia flexuosa, Common Roman Squill,
זמזומית מצויה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Bellevalia flexuosa Boiss. |
| Common name: |
| Common Roman Squill |
| Hebrew name: |
| זמזומית מצויה |
| Family: |
| Liliaceae, שושניים |
Date Picture Taken: January 26, 2009
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| | Life form: |
| Geophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Rosette |
| Flowers: |
| White, pink connate petals |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana | | Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: January 26, 2009
Derivation of the botanical name:
Bellevalia, named in honor of Pierre Richer de Belleval (1564-1632), who founded the Montpellier Botanic Garden in 1593.
flexuosus, flexuos, full of turns, winding, tortuous; bending, curvy.
- The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
Flowers white with green veins (sometimes lilac) in bud, opening purple-brown.
Date Picture Taken: February 29, 2008
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