Linum pubescens, Hairy Pink Flax,
Hebrew: פשתה שעירה, Arabic: آتان زهري

Scientific name:		Linum pubescens Banks et Solander
Common name:		Hairy Pink Flax
Hebrew name:		פשתה שעירה
Arabic name:		آتان زهري
Family:		Linaceae, פשתיים

Life form:		Annual
Stems:		Up to 20cm or more in height; 1-2 erect stems per plant
Leaves:		Alternate, entire; lanceolate, up to 2cm in length
Inflorescence:		A cyme
Flowers:		Pink flowers 1.5-2cm in diameter; petals twice as long as sepals
Fruits / pods:		Capsule, subglobose
Flowering Period:		February, March
Habitat:		Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands
Chorotype:		Mediterranean
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

Derivation of the botanical name: Linum , the Latin name for flax. pubescens, to reach puberty, become pubescent; becoming hairy. The Hebrew name: פשתה, pistu; Akkadian language: pistu, Phoenician language: foist. The standard author abbreviation Banks is used to indicate Joseph Banks (1743 – 1820), a British naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences. The standard author abbreviation Solander is used to indicate Daniel Solander (1733 – 1782), a Swedish botanist.