Prunus ursina, Bear's Plum,
שזיף הדוב
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| | Scientific name: |
| Prunus ursina Kotschy |
| Common name: |
| Bear's Plum |
| Hebrew name: |
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| Family: |
| Rosaceae, ורדיים |
Date Picture Taken: March 9, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Phanerophyte, tree |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, entire, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| White, pink |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April |
| Habitat: |
| Mediterranean maquis and forest |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype, טיפוס התפוצה: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: August 25, 2006
Derivation of the botanical name:
Prunus, Latin prūnus, Greek προῦνον prounon; plum tree.
ursina, ursus, a bear, referring to one of a bear's favorite foods; of the bear.
- The standard author abbreviation Kotschy is used to indicate Carl Georg Theodor Kotschy (1813 – 1866), an Austrian botanist and explorer.
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