Israel native plants: Maritime crosswort

Crucianella maritima, Rubeola maritima, Maritime crosswort,
Hebrew: צלבית החוף, Arabic: حوزيل

Scientific name:   Crucianella maritima L.
Synonym name:   Rubeola maritima (L.) Moench
Common name:   Maritime crosswort
Hebrew name:   צלבית החוף
Arabic name:   حوزيل

Plant Family:

  

Rubiaceae, פואתיים


Derivation of the botanical name:

Crucianella, Latin crux, “cross” ; the leaves of these herbs being crosswise.

maritima, growing by the sea.
Rubeola, Latin rubeus, red; “measles.”

  • 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 Moench is used to indicate Conrad Moench (1744 – 1805), a German botanist.