Euphorbia erinacea, Spiny spurge,
חלבלוב קוצני
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| | Scientific name: |
| Euphorbia erinacea Boiss. & Kotschy |
| Common name: |
| Spiny spurge |
| Hebrew name: |
| חלבלוב קוצני |
| Family: |
| Euphorbiaceae, חלבלוביים |
Date Picture Taken: April 8, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Chamaephyte, semi-shrub |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, entire |
| Flowers: |
| Green |
| Flowering Period: |
| April, May, June, July |
| Habitat: |
| Tragacanth shrub vegetation |
| Distribution: |
| Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Oro Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: May 5, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Euphorbia, Εὔφορβος, Euphorbus, after the Numidian physician Euphorbus, physician to Juba II, King of Numidia and Mauretania, about the end of the first century BCE.
erinacea, resembling a hedgehog.
- The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
- The standard author abbreviation Kotschy is used to indicate Carl Georg Theodor Kotschy (1813 – 1866), an Austrian botanist and explorer.
Date Picture Taken: May 5, 2008
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