Chian Stock, Chian Malcolmia,
Hebrew: מלקולמייה הררית, Arabic: الشلوة الخيوسية
| Scientific name: | Malcolmia chia (L.) DC. | |
| Synonym name: | Wilckia chia (L.) Halácsy, Malcolmia orsiniana Ten., Malcolmia micrantha Boiss. & Reut. | |
| Common name: | Chian Stock, Chian Malcolmia | |
| Hebrew name: | מלקולמייה הררית | |
| Arabic name: | الشلوة الخيوسية | |
| Family: | Cruciferae / Brassicaceae, מצליבים |
Location: Jerusalem Mountains |
| Life form: | Annual | |
| Stems: | Up to 20 cm, with bi- to quadrified hairs | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, ovate-oblong, smooth; margin entire or dentate | |
| Inflorescence: | Ebracteate; pedicels 4-10 mm in fruit | |
| Flowers: | Sepals with bifid hairs; petals pink, violet | |
| Fruits / pods: | Siliqua; straight linear shaped, more or less 4-angled; green; seed, 1.2-1.4 × 0.4-0.6 mm, oblong, dark brown, reticulate-papillate | |
| Flowering Period: | February, March, April | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | ephemeral |
Location: Jerusalem Mountains Derivation of the botanical name: Malcolmia, named for English plantsmen Malcolm, William Sr. and William Malcolm Jr.(1768-1835). chia, Chian. orsiniana, Felice Orsini (1819-58) micrantha, micro, little, small; anthos, flower; small-flowered. The Hebrew name: מלקולמייה, Malcolmia, a transliteration from the scientific name.
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