Helianthemum vesicarium, Pink Sun-rose,
הדור שמשון
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| | Scientific name: |
| Helianthemum vesicarium Boiss. |
| Common name: |
| Pink Sun-rose |
| Hebrew name: |
| הדור שמשון, |
| Family: |
| Cistaceae, לוטמיים |
Date Picture Taken: February 10, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Shrub |
| Leaves: |
| Opposite, entire |
| Flowers: |
| Pink, purple, white, yellow |
| Flowering Period: |
| January, February, March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana, Shrub-steppes |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Irano-Turanian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: February 10, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Helianthemum, helios, sun; anthemon, a flower; sunflower.
vesicarium, vesica, a bladder; bladderlike, furnished with small bladders.
- The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
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