Bupleurum lancifolium, Narrow Thorow-Wax,
צלע-שור חרוזה
 
Scientific name:  Bupleurum lancifolium Hornem.
Synonym name:  Bupleurum subovatum Sprengel
Common name  Narrow Thorow-Wax
Hebrew name:  צלע-שור חרוזה
Family:  Umbelliferae (Apiaceae), סוככיים

Bupleurum lancifolium, Narrow Thorow-Wax, צלע-שור חרוזה
Date Picture Taken: April 7, 2007

 
Life form:  Annual
Leaves:  Alternate
Flowers:  Yellow
Flowering Period:  March, 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 - Irano-Turanian
Summer shedding:  Ephemeral

Bupleurum lancifolium, Narrow Thorow-Wax, צלע-שור חרוזה
Date Picture Taken: April 7, 2007


Derivation of the botanical name:
Bupleurum, βουπλευρον, from bous, ox + pleuron, rib: a plant, hare's-ear.
lancifolium, with lanceolate leaves.
subovatum, somewhat ovate.
  • The standard author abbreviation Hornem. is used to indicate Jens Wilken Hornemann (1770–1841), a Danish botanist.
  • The standard author abbreviation Sprengel is used to indicate Curt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel (1766–1833), a German botanist and physician.