Flora of Israel: Nonea obtusifolia
Nonea obtusifolia, Blunt Nonea,
Hebrew: נוניאה קהה
| Scientific name: | Nonea obtusifolia (Willd.) DC. | |
| Common name: | Blunt Nonea | |
| Hebrew name: | נוניאה קהה | |
| Family: | Boraginaceae, זיפניים |
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| Life form: | Annual | |
| Stems: | 5-15cm, ascending | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, entire | |
| Inflorescence: | Flowers in bracteate, terminal cymes | |
| Flowers: | Light blue, dark blue | |
| Fruits / pods: | Nutlets, oblong-ovoid, erect, smooth, shiny, blackish | |
| Flowering Period: | January, February, March, April | |
| Habitat: | Shrub-steppes, Desert | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Location: Givat-Hamoreh, Little Hermon – Nebi Dahi Derivation of the botanical name: Nonea, Nonnea, for Johann Philipp. Nonne (1729–72), botanical writer, and Professor of Medicine from Erfurt, Germany.
obtusifolia, obtusus, blunt, dull, obtuse; folia, leaf; blunt leaved.
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