Petrorhagia velutina, Petrorhagia dubia, Tunica velutina, Dianthus velutinus,
Kohlrauschia velutina, Childing pink, Hairy Pink, Tunica,
Hebrew: חלוק שעיר, Arabic: الزقية المخملية

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
Arabic name:		الزقية المخملية
Family:		Caryophyllaceae, ציפורניים

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

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 Hebrew name: חלוק, haluk, tunica, shirt, dressing gown; of uncertain origin; perhaps related to ח ל ק ) ־ smooth), in reference to the bracts of the base of the calyx. 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.