Prangos ferulacea, Cachrys ferulacea,
Prangos goniocarpa, Ribbed Cachrys,
Hebrew: שעמון מצולע, Arabic: البرنقوس الكلخي

Scientific name:		Prangos ferulacea (L.) Lindl.
Synonym name:		Cachrys ferulacea (L.) Calestani, Prangos goniocarpa (Boiss.) Zohary
Common name:		Ribbed Cachrys
Hebrew name:		שעמון מצולע
Arabic name:		البرنقوس الكلخي
Family:		Umbelliferae / Apiaceae, סוככים

Location: Kohav Hayarden (Belvoir)

Life form:		Hemicryptophyte
Leaves:		Alternate, rosette, dissected
Flowers:		Polygamous, Yellow
Fruits / pods:		Homogeneous seeds-fruits
Flowering Period:		February, March, April
Habitat:		Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes
Chorotype:		Mediterranean
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

Location: Kohav Hayarden (Belvoir) Derivation of the botanical name: Prangos, from the native name in Afghanistan; a forage very much sought after by the sheep. ferulacea, ferula, giant fennel; just like ferula. Cachrys, parched barley,Καχρυς, or pine-cone-like, cachrys (the appearance of the fruit). goniocarpa, goni, angled; -carpa, fruit ; with angled fruit. The Hebrew name: שעמון, sha'amon, Prangos, Cachrys. 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 Lindl. is used to indicate John Lindley (1799 – 1865), an English botanist. The standard author abbreviation Calestani is used to indicate Vittorio Calestani (1882 – 1949), an Italian naturalist. The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician. The standard author abbreviation Zohary is used to indicate Michael Zohary (1898 – 1983), a pioneering Israeli botanist. Location: Kohav Hayarden (Belvoir) Location: Kohav Hayarden (Belvoir) Location: Kohav Hayarden (Belvoir) Location: Kohav Hayarden (Belvoir)