Bellis perennis, Common Daisy, English Daisy,
חננית רב-שנתית
 
Scientific name:  Bellis perennis L.
Common name:  Common Daisy, English Daisy
Hebrew name:  חננית רב-שנתית
Family:  Compositae (Asteraceae), מורכבים

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Date Picture Taken: January 11, 2007

 
Life form:   Hemicryptophyte
Leaves:  Rosette
Flowers:  White petals
Flowering Period:  January, February, March, April, December
Habitat:   Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:   The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
Chorotype:  Euro-Siberian
Summer shedding:  Ephemeral

Bellis perennis,Common Daisy, English Daisy, חננית רב-שנתית
Date Picture Taken: January 11, 2007


Derivation of the botanical name:
Bellis, Latin, bellus, pretty; the white daisy, ox-eye; Linnaeus: Bellis perennis.
perennis, remaining or lasting throughout the year; perennial.
  • The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.



Bellis perennis,Common Daisy, English Daisy, חננית רב-שנתית
Date Picture Taken: December 9, 2008