Podonosma orientalis, Podonosma syriacum, Golden Drop,
מציץ סורי, مصيص
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| | Scientific name: |
| Podonosma orientalis (L.) Feinbrun |
| Synonym name: |
| Podonosma syriacum (Labill.) Boiss. |
| Common name: |
| Golden - Drop |
| Hebrew name: |
| מציץ סורי |
| Arabic name: |
| مصيص |
| Family: |
| Boraginaceae, זיפניים |
Date Picture Taken: February 18, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Chamaephyte |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, entire |
| Flowers: |
| Light blue, White |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April, May, June |
| Habitat: |
| Hard rock outcrops |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype, טיפוס התפוצה: |
| Med - Irano-Turanian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: March 11, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Podonosma, pous, pod πουϛ, ποδοϛ, foot; onosma for stone bugloss. The Onosma genus has been divided
into three sections: Protonosma, Podonosma and Onosma.
orientalis, from the Orient; Eastern.
syriacum, Syrian.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
- The standard author abbreviation Feinbrun is used to indicate Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan (1900 – 1995), an Israeli botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Labill. is used to indicate Jacques Labillardière (1755 – 1834), a French naturalist.
- The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
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