Fumaria judaica, Judean fumitory,
עשנן יהודה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Fumaria judaica Boiss. |
| Common name: |
| Judean fumitory |
| Hebrew name: |
| עשנן יהודה |
| Family: |
| Fumariaceae, עשנניים |
Date Picture Taken: March 23, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, rosette, dissected twice or more, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| White with pink |
| Flowering Period: |
| January, February, March, April |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: March 22, 2008
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.
judaica, from the Hebrew יהודה, Yehudah, Judah, the name given to the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel (Hebrew: ארץ ישראל Eretz Yisrael).
- The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
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