Glaucium corniculatum, Chelidonium corniculatum L.,
Blackspot Hornpoppy, פרגה מקרינה
 
Scientific name:  Glaucium corniculatum (L.) J.H.Rudolph
Synonym name:  Chelidonium corniculatum L.
Common name:  Blackspot Hornpoppy
Hebrew name:   פרגה מקרינה
Family:  Papaveraceae, פרגיים

Glaucium corniculatum, Chelidonium corniculatum L., Blackspot Hornpoppy, פרגה מקרינה
Date Picture Taken: March 3, 2007

 
Life form:  Annual
Leaves:  Alternate, rosette, dissected, dentate or serrate
Flowers:  Red
Flowering Period:   March, April, May
Habitat:   Shrub-steppes
Distribution:  Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts
Chorotype:   Med - Irano-Turanian
Summer shedding:  Ephemeral

Glaucium corniculatum, Chelidonium corniculatum L., Blackspot Hornpoppy, פרגה מקרינה
Date Picture Taken: March 31, 2007


Derivation of the botanical name:
Glaucium , Horned poppy; sea poppy. From Greek glaukos, grayish-green; from the color of the leaves.
corniculatum, corniculum, little horn; helmet ornament; horned.
Chelidonium , Celandine. From the Greek chelidon, a swallow. The tradition is that the herb flowers when the swallows arrive.
  • The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
  • The standard author abbreviation J.H.Rudolph is used to indicate J.H.Rudolph , who gives the species the name of Glaucium corniculatum.