Petrorhagia velutina, Petrorhagia dubia, Tunica velutina,
Dianthus velutinus, Kohlrauschia velutina,Childing pink,
Hairy Pink, Tunica,חלוק שעיר
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| | Scientific name: |
| Petrorhagia velutina (Guss.) P. W. Ball & Heywood |
| Synonym name: |
| Petrorhagia dubia (Raf.) G. Lopez & Romo, Tunica velutina (Guss.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Dianthus velutinus Guss., Kohlrauschia velutina (Guss.) Rchb. |
| Common name: |
| Childing pink, Hairy Pink, Tunica |
| Hebrew name: |
| חלוק שעיר |
| Family: |
| Caryophyllaceae, ציפורניים |
Date Picture Taken: March 24, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Annual |
| Leaves: |
| Opposite, entire |
| Flowers: |
| Pink |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: March 22, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Petrorhagia, Greek petros, rock; rhagas, a chink or break, from rhegnymi, to break asunder; meaning "rock fissure" in reference to the habitat of some species.
velutina, velvety.
dubia , doubtful, in the sense of not following the genus pattern.
tunica, an undergarment; in reference to the bracts of the base of the calyx.
Dianthus, probably alteration of Greek diosanthos, carnation: dios, "god", anthos, "flower", and was cited by the Greek botanist Theophrastus.
Kohlrauschia, for Henriette Kohlrausch (née Eichmann) (1781 - 1841), a German botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Guss. is used to indicate Giovanni Gussone (1787 – 1866), an Italian botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation P.W.Ball is used to indicate Peter William Ball (born 1932), a Canadian botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Heywood is used to indicate Vernon Hilton Heywood (born 1927), a British biologist.
- The standard author abbreviation Raf. is used to indicate Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (1783 – 1840), a naturalist, born in Turkey, moved to France the year following his birth and Tuscany;U.S.A., Sicily (secretary to the U. S. consul), and U.S.A. becoming a naturalized citizen in 1832.
- The standard author abbreviation G. López is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
- The standard author abbreviation Romo is used to indicate Angel Maria Romo (born 1955), a Spanish botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Fisch. is used to indicate Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer (1782 – 1854), a Russian botanist, born in Germany.
- The standard author abbreviation C.A.Mey. is used to indicate Carl Anton von Meyer (1795 – 1855), a Russian botanist and explorer.
- The standard author abbreviation Rchb. is used to indicate Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (1793 – 1879), a German botanist and ornithologist.
Date Picture Taken: March 22, 2008
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