Hebrew: דל-קרניים כרמלי, Arabic: طرديلن كرملي
| Scientific name: | Tordylium carmeli (Labill.) Al-Aisawi | |
| Synonym name: | Synelcosciadium carmeli (Labill.) Boiss. | |
| Common name: | Carmel cow parsnip | |
| Hebrew name: | דל-קרניים כרמלי | |
| Arabic name: | طرديلن كرملي | |
| Plant Family: | Umbelliferae / Apiaceae, סוככיים |
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| Life form: | hemicryptophyte | |
| Stems: | Erect, terete, ridged, dichotomously branching above, hispid at the base, retrorsely setose above. | |
| Leaves: | Basal and cauline leaves I-pinnate, with 2-3 pairs of leaflets; segments 10-20 x 30-40 mm, ovate, lanceolate, crenate serrate; upper leaves, 1 -pinnate or 3-lobed, the terminal segment lanceolate linear; both sides of the leaves covered with setose to strigose hairs. | |
| Flowers: | Sepals 0.5- 1.5 mm, triangular, unequal, strigose. Petals white, radiate, the outer 5-7 mm, unequally 2-lobed, the lower surface strigose. Stamens 2-3 mm. Styles 1 mm; stylopodium conical, both strigose. | |
| Fruits / pods: | Mericarps 6-8 mm diameter, broadly elliptical to obovate, with thick, smooth margins and covered with strigose hairs. | |
| 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, from tordylon, tordylion Τορδυλιον ancient Greek names for an umbelliferous plant. Synelcosciadium , (= Tordylium L.) carmeli, of or from the Carmel. 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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