Orobanche crenata, Scalloped Broomrape,
עלקת חרוקה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Orobanche crenata Forssk. |
| Common name: |
| Scalloped Broomrape |
| Hebrew name: |
| עלקת חרוקה |
| Family: |
| Orobanchaceae, עלקתיים |
Date Picture Taken: March 22, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Parasite |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, scale |
| Flowers: |
| Pink, white, yellow |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Cultivated areas |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands |
| Chorotype: |
| Med - Irano-Turanian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: April 18, 2006
Derivation of the botanical name:
Orobanche, Greek orobos, a kind of vetch; anchone, choke, strangle; this was the Greek name of a plant that was parasitic on vetch.
crenata, Latin crena, notch; atus, ata, adjectival suffix for nouns:likeness of something; notched.
- The standard author abbreviation Forssk. is used to indicate Peter Forsskål (1732 – 1763), a Swedish explorer, orientalist and naturalist.
Date Picture Taken: March 22, 2008
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