Centaurium tenuiflorum, Centaurium umbellatum,
Branched centaury, Slender centaury,
Hebrew: ערבז דק-פרחים, Arabic: قنطريون دقيق الزهر

Scientific name:		Centaurium tenuiflorum (Hoffmennsegg & Link) Fritsch
Synonym name:		Centaurium umbellatum Gilib.
Common name:		Branched centaury, Slender centaury
Hebrew name:		ערבז דק-פרחים
Arabic name:		قنطريون دقيق الزهر
Plant Family:		Gentianaceae, ערבזיים

Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve

Life form:		Therophyte, annual
Stems:		15-50 cm in height; branched densely from base or middle
Leaves:		Opposite, entire, smooth
Flowers:		Pink
Fruits / pods:		Capsule; seeds numerous, reticulate, minute
Flowering Period:		April, May
Habitat:		Batha, Phrygana, Humid habitats
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts
Chorotype:		Med - Irano-Turanian
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve Derivation of the botanical name: Centaurea, gets its name from the centaur, Chiron, who is said in mythology to have taught us the healing power of herbs. tenuiflorum, with slender flowers. The Hebrew word: ערבז, arbaz is named by Immanuel Löw (1854 – 1944), a Hungarian rabbi, scholar and politician, following the name of the plant in the Syrian language, in his book "The Flora of the Jews". The standard author abbreviation Hoffmanns is used to indicate Johann Centurius Hoffmann Graf von Hoffmannsegg (1766–1849), a German botanist, entomologist and ornithologist. The standard author abbreviation Link is used to indicate Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link (1767–1851),a German naturalist and botanist. The standard author abbreviation Fritsch is used to indicate Karl Fritsch (1864–1934), an Austrian botanist. The standard author abbreviation Gilib. is used to indicate Jean-Emmanuel Gilibert (1741–1814), a French botanist. Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve