Heliotropium suaveolens, Fragrant Heliotrope,
עוקץ-עקרב ריחניn
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| | Scientific name: |
| Heliotropium suaveolens M.Bieb. |
| Common name: |
| Fragrant Heliotrope |
| Hebrew name: |
| עוקץ-עקרב ריחני |
| Family: |
| Boraginaceae, זיפניים |
Date Picture Taken: May 18, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, entire |
| Flowers: |
| White |
| Flowering Period: |
| May, June, July, August, September, October, November |
| Habitat: |
| Disturbed habitats |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Med - Irano-Turanian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: June 1, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Heliotropium, Greek helios, sun; trope, turning; meaning sun-turning, referring to the turning of flowers toward the sun.
suaveolens, sweet-scented.
- The standard author abbreviation M.Bieb. is used to indicate Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein (1768 – 1826), a German naturalist, and explorer.
Date Picture Taken: June 16, 2006
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