Scabiosa prolifera, Lomelosia prolifera,
Prolific Scabious, Carmel Daisy, תגית מצויה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Scabiosa prolifera L. |
| Synonym name: |
| Lomelosia prolifera (L.) Greuter et Burdet |
| Common name: |
| Prolific Scabious, Carmel Daisy |
| Hebrew name: |
| תגית מצויה |
| Family: |
| Dipsacaceae, שלמוניים |
Date Picture Taken: April 7, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Therophyte, annual |
| Leaves: |
| Opposite, entire, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| White, yellow |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: April 7, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Scabiosa, Latin scabies, "the itch," which the rough (scurfy) leaves might have been used to cure.
prolifera, producing side shoots in order to increase; proliferous.
Lomelosia (derivation unknown to me).
- 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 Greuter is used to indicate Werner Rodolfo Greuter (born 1938), a botanist, born in Genova (Italy), as Swiss national.
- The standard author abbreviation Burdet is used to indicate Hervé Maurice Burdet (born 1939), a Swiss botanist.
Date Picture Taken: April 7, 2007
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve; Date Picture Taken: March 12, 2010
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