Emex spinosa, Spiny threecornerjack, Devil's thorn,
אמיך קוצני
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| | Scientific name: |
| Emex spinosa (L.) Campd. |
| Common name: |
| Spiny threecornerjack, Devil's thorn |
| Hebrew name: |
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| Family: |
| Polygonaceae, ארכוביתיים |
Location:Napoleon Hill, Ramat Gan; Date Picture Taken: March 20, 2009
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| | Life form: |
| Therophyte, annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, rosette, entire, smooth |
| Flowers: |
| Green, membranous |
| Flowering Period: |
| January, February, March, April, May, December |
| Habitat: |
| Shrub-steppes, Desert, Sand |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Location:Napoleon Hill, Ramat Gan; Date Picture Taken: March 20, 2009
Derivation of the botanical name:
Emex, from Latin ex, "out of," and Rumex (genus name for docks and sorrel), referring to the segregation from that genus.
spinosa, spiny.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
- The standard author abbreviation Campd. is used to indicate Francisco Campderá (1793 - 1862), a Spanish botanist.
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