Israel flowers: Rumex vesicarius

Rumex vesicarius, Sorrel, Bladder dock, Rosy dock, Ruby dock,
חומעה משלחפת


Scientific name:		Rumex vesicarius L.
Synonym name:		Acetosa vesicaria (L.)Á.Löve
Common name:		Sorrel, Bladder dock, Rosy dock, Ruby dock
Hebrew name:		חומעה משלחפת
Family:		Polygonaceae, Buckwheat family, ארכוביתיים

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Life form:		Therophyte, annual
Leaves:		Alternate, entire, smooth
Flowers:		Green
Flowering Period:		February, March, April
Habitat:		Desert, Thermophilous plants
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts
Chorotype:		Saharo-Arabian
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

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Derivation of the botanical name:

Rumex , the ancient Latin name for the docks or sorrels.

vesicarius, vesica, a bladder; from the inflated pods following the flowers on these herbs.
Acetosa, from Latin acetum, vinegar; Pre-Linnaean name for common sorrel and other plants with acid leaves.
The Hebrew name: חומעה, hum’ah (sorrel, rumex), formed from Aramaic: חמע, hum’a, with suffix h.

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 Á.Löve is used to indicate Áskell Löve (1916 – 1994), an Icelandic systematic botanist.

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