Fumaria densiflora, Fumaria bracteosa, Dense-flowered fumitory,
עשנן צפוף
 
Scientific name:  Fumaria densifloraDC. var.parlatoriana
Synonym name:  Fumaria bracteosa Pomel
Common name:  Dense-flowered fumitory
Hebrew name:   עשנן צפוף
Family:  Fumariaceae, עשנניים

Fumaria densiflora, Fumaria bracteosa, Dense-flowered fumitory, עשנן צפוף, Fumariaceae, עשנניים
Date Picture Taken: March 20, 2008

 
Life form:  Annual
Leaves:  Alternate, rosette, dissected twice or more, dentate or serrate
Flowers:  Purple with white
Flowering Period:   January, February, March, April, May
Habitat:   Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:  Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts
Chorotype:   Mediterranean
Summer shedding:  Ephemeral

Fumaria densiflora, Fumaria bracteosa, Dense-flowered fumitory, עשנן צפוף, Fumariaceae, עשנניים
Date Picture Taken: March 22, 2007


Derivation of the botanical name:
Fumaria, Latin fumus terrae, "smoke of the earth" and may refers to the smoky odour of some species in this genus or the smoky colour of some species when in flower.
densiflora, densely flowered.
  • The standard author abbreviation DC. is used to indicate Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778 – 1841), a Swiss botanist.
  • The standard author abbreviation Pomel. is used to indicate Auguste Nicolas Pomel (1821 - 1898), a French geologist and paleontologist.

Fumaria densiflora, Fumaria bracteosa, Dense-flowered fumitory, עשנן צפוף, Fumariaceae, עשנניים
Date Picture Taken: March 22, 2007


Fumaria densiflora, Fumaria bracteosa, Dense-flowered fumitory, עשנן צפוף, Fumariaceae, עשנניים
Location: Poleg Gateway Nature Reserve, שמורת טבע פולג; Date Picture Taken: March 8,2009