Flora of Israel: Ribbed Cachrys

Prangos ferulacea, Cachrys ferulacea, Prangos goniocarpa, Ribbed Cachrys,

Hebrew: שעמון מצולע, Arabic: البرنقوس الكلخي


Scientific name:		Prangos ferulacea (L.) Lindl.
Synonym name:		Cachrys ferulacea (L.) Calestani, Prangos goniocarpa (Boiss.) Zohary
Common name:		Ribbed Cachrys
Hebrew name:		שעמון מצולע
Arabic name:		البرنقوس الكلخي
Family:		Umbelliferae / Apiaceae, סוככים

_{Location: Kohav Hayarden (Belvoir)}


Life form:		Hemicryptophyte
Leaves:		Alternate, rosette, dissected
Flowers:		Polygamous, Yellow
Fruits / pods:		Homogeneous seeds-fruits
Flowering Period:		February, March, April
Habitat:		Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes
Chorotype:		Mediterranean
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

_{Location: Kohav Hayarden (Belvoir)}
Derivation of the botanical name:

Prangos, from the native name in Afghanistan; a forage very much sought after by the sheep.

ferulacea, ferula, giant fennel; just like ferula.
Cachrys, parched barley,Καχρυς, or pine-cone-like, cachrys (the appearance of the fruit).
goniocarpa, goni, angled; -carpa, fruit ; with angled fruit.
The Hebrew name: שעמון, sha’amon, Prangos, Cachrys.

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 Lindl. is used to indicate John Lindley (1799 – 1865), an English botanist.
The standard author abbreviation Calestani is used to indicate Vittorio Calestani (1882 – 1949), an Italian naturalist.
The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
The standard author abbreviation Zohary is used to indicate Michael Zohary (1898 – 1983), a pioneering Israeli botanist.

_{Location: Kohav Hayarden (Belvoir)}