Israel flowers: Narrow Thorow-Wax

Derivation of the botanical name:

Bupleurum, βουπλευρον, from bous, ox + pleuron, rib: a plant, hare’s-ear.

lancifolium, with lanceolate leaves.
subovatum, somewhat ovate.
The Hebrew name:צלע-השור, zela-haShor, from Hashor, שור, ox + zela, צלע, rib.

• The standard author abbreviation Hornem. is used to indicate Jens Wilken Hornemann (1770–1841), a Danish botanist.
• The standard author abbreviation Sprengel is used to indicate Curt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel (1766–1833), a German botanist and physician.