Bellis sylvestris, Bellis silvestris, Southern Daisy,
חיננית הבתה
 
Scientific name:  Bellis sylvestris Cyrill.
Synonym name:  Bellis silvestris Cyrill.
Common name:  Southern Daisy
Hebrew name:  חיננית הבתה
Family:  Compositae (Asteraceae), מורכבים

Israel Wildflowers,Bellis sylvestris, Southern Daisy, חיננית הבתה
Location: Bnei Zion Nature Reserve (Sharon); Date Picture Taken: January 23,2009

 
Life form:   Hemicryptophyte
Leaves:  Rosette arrangement, dentate or serrate leaves
Flowers:  White
Flowering Period:  January, February, March, November, December
Habitat:   Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:  Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
Chorotype:  Mediterranean
Summer shedding:  Ephemeral

Israel Wildflowers,Bellis sylvestris, Southern Daisy, חיננית הבתה
Location: Bnei Zion Nature Reserve (Sharon); Date Picture Taken: January 23,2009


Derivation of the botanical name:
Bellis, Latin, bellus, pretty; the white daisy, ox-eye; Linnaeus: Bellis perennis.
sylvestris; sylva, woods, forest; sylvestris, of or belonging to the forest or woods, more correctly: silvestris, sometimes silvester; growing in the woods, wild.
  • The standard author abbreviation Cyrill. is used to indicate Domenico Maria Leone Cirillo; Italy, 1739-1799, an Italian physician and patriot.

Bellis sylvestris, Southern Daisy, חיננית הבתה
Date Picture Taken: December 11, 2009


Bellis sylvestris, Southern Daisy, חיננית הבתה
Date Picture Taken: December 11, 2009


Bellis sylvestris, Southern Daisy, חיננית הבתה
Date Picture Taken: December 11, 2009


Bellis sylvestris, Southern Daisy, חיננית הבתה
Date Picture Taken: December 11, 2009