| Scientific name: | Synelcosciadium carmeli (Labill.) Boiss. | |
| Synonym name: | Tordylium carmeli (Labill.) Al-Aisawi | |
| Common name: | Carmel cow parsnip | |
| Hebrew name: | דל-קרניים כרמלי | |
| Arabic name: | طرديلن كرملي | |
| Family: | Umbelliferae / Apiaceae, סוככיים |
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| Life form: | hemicryptophyte | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, rosette, dissected, pinnate, crenulate | |
| Flowers: | White | |
| Flowering Period: | April, May, June | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype, טיפוס התפוצה: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Tordylium,derived from a turning-lathe, and to turn; it is the Τορδυλιον of the Greeks. carmeli, of or from the Carmel. Synelcosciadium , (= Tordylium L.) The Hebrew name: דל-קרניים, dal-karnaim dal= poor,thin, weak; karnaim= rays for the inflorescence is sparse, the rays of the awning are few, spacious and spread out, and differing in length.
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