Eryngium creticum, Field Eryngo, חרחבינה מכחילה
 
Scientific name:  Eryngium creticum
Common name:  Field Eryngo
Hebrew name:   חרחבינה מכחילה
Arabic name:   قرصعنة
Family:  Umbelliferae / Apiaceae, סוככים


 
Life form:   Hemicryptophyte
Leaves:  Alternate, rosette, dissected once, spinescent
Flowers:  Light blue, white
Flowering Period:   May, June, July, August
Habitat:  Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:  Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
Chorotype, טיפוס התפוצה:  Mediterranean
Summer shedding:  Ephemeral