Heliotropium bovei, Heliotrope, Turnsole,
עוקץ-עקרב אפור
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| | Scientific name: |
| Heliotropium bovei Boiss. |
| Common name: |
| Heliotrope, Turnsole |
| Hebrew name: |
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| Family: |
| Boraginaceae, זיפניים |
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| | Life form: |
| Therophyte, annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, entire, smooth |
| Flowers: |
| White |
| Flowering Period: |
| April, May, June, July, August, September |
| Habitat: |
| Cultivated areas (agricultural weed), Disturbed habitats |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: January 12, 2009
Derivation of the botanical name:
Heliotropium, Greek helios, sun; trope, turning; meaning sun-turning, referring to the turning of flowers toward the sun.
bovei, named for Nicolas Bové (1812 - 1841).
- The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885),a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
Date Picture Taken: January 12, 2009
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