Enarthrocarpus strangulatus, Resort Necklace,
Hebrew: מחרוזת משונצת, Arabic: شرطام مخنوق
Scientific name:  Enarthrocarpus strangulatus Boiss.
Synonym name:  Enarthrocarpus strangulatus var. amalecitanus Asch., Enarthrocarpus strangulatus var. anceps (Godr.) Thell., Enarthrocarpus strangulatus fo. brachycarpus Bég. ex O.E. Schulz, Enarthrocarpus strangulatus var. cylindrocarpus Bég., Enarthrocarpus strangulatus var. pterocarpoides Bég., Enarthrocarpus strangulatus fo. pygmaeus O.E. Schulz, Enarthrocarpus strangulatus var. vaccarii Bég.
Common name:  Resort Necklace
Hebrew name:  מחרוזת משונצת
Arabic name:  شرطام مخنوق
Family:  Cruciferae / Brassicaceae, מצליבים

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Location: Dudaim Forest

Life form:   Therophyte, annual
Stems:  20-40 cm high; branched, hairy; lying on the ground
Leaves:  Alternate, dissected once, dentate or serrate
Flowers:  Yellow with violet
Fruits / pods:  Siliquae; an oblong pod covered with bristle-like hair and interlaced between seeds
Flowering Period:   January, February, March, April
Habitat:   Shrub-steppes, Desert, Nutrient-rich soils, ruderal
Distribution:  Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts
Chorotype:  Saharo-Arabian
Summer shedding:  Ephemeral

Enarthrocarpus strangulatus, Resort Necklace, מחרוזת משונצת
Location: Dudaim Forest


Derivation of the botanical name:
Enarthrocarpus , Greek enarthros, en-, in + arthron, a joint, jointed; carpus, relating to the fruit.
strangulatus, throttled, i.e. narrowed and then widened again.
  • The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
  • The standard author abbreviation Asch. is used to indicate Paul Friedrich August Ascherson (1834 – 1913), a German botanist.
  • The standard author abbreviation Godr. is used to indicate Dominique Alexandre Godron (1807 – 1880), a French physician and botanist.
  • The standard author abbreviation Thell. is used to indicate Albert Thellung (1881 – 1928), a Swiss botanist.
  • The standard author abbreviation Bég. is used to indicate Augusto Béguinot (1875 – 1940), an Italian botanist.
  • The standard author abbreviation O.E. Schulz is used to indicate Otto Eugen Schulz (1874 – 1936), a German botanist.

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Location: Dudaim Forest


Enarthrocarpus strangulatus, Resort Necklace, מחרוזת משונצת
Location: Dudaim Forest