Parkinsonia aculeata,Jerusalem Thorn, Prickly Thorn,
פרקינסוניה שיכנית
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| | Scientific name: |
| Parkinsonia aculeata L. |
| Common name: |
| Jerusalem Thorn, Prickly Thorn |
| Hebrew name: |
| פרקינסוניה שיכנית |
| Family: |
| Caesalpiniaceae, כליליים |
Date Picture Taken: August 14, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Phanerophyte shrub |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, compound, bipinnate or more |
| Flowers: |
| Yellow with red |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Habitat: |
| Disturbed habitats |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| American |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: August 14, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Parkinsonia, named after John Parkinson (1567-1650), Herbarist to Charles I and was noted for the garden he cultivated in London.
aculeata, with prickles or stings, spine-like.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
Date Picture Taken: August 14, 2007
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