Israel wildflowers: Buxbaum’s rue
Haplophyllum buxbaumii, Buxbaum’s rue,
Hebrew: פיגמית מצויה, Arabic: هبلوفلوم بكسبوم
| Scientific name: | Haplophyllum buxbaumii (Poiret) G.Don fil. | |
| Common name: | Buxbaum’s rue | |
| Hebrew name: | פיגמית מצויה | |
| Arabic name: | هبلوفلوم بكسبوم | |
| Family: | Rutaceae, פיגמיים |
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| Life form: | Chamaephyte, semi-shrub | |
| Stems: | Yellowish green, appressed-puberulent; widely corymbose-branched above | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, entire, smooth | |
| Inflorescence: | Corymb usually leafy, broad and spreading, rather lax, up to 20 cm diameter | |
| Flowers: | Yellow oblong petals, tapering at base; more than one stem | |
| Fruits / pods: | Capsule 3-5-lobed, usually dehiscent; seeds reniform, rugose | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April, May, June | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Med – Irano-Turanian | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Haplophyllum, haplo,”single”, phyllum, “leaf”.
buxbaumii, for Johann Christian Buxbaum (1693-1730), German botanist who collected plants in the Near East.
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