Israel wildflowers: Flax-leaved Fleabane

Derivation of the botanical name:

Conyza, konops (Greek), “a gnat”, and used by Pliny as a name for some kind of a fleabane, or konis (Greek), “dust”, its powder being used to kill fleas.

bonariensis, named after Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Erigeron, Greek, er, spring; geron, an old man; suggested by the hoariness of some vernal species.
crispus, finely waved; closely curled.

• 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 Cronquist is used to indicate Arthur John Cronquist (1919 – 1992), a North American botanist and a specialist on Compositae.
• The standard author abbreviation Pourret is used to indicate Pierre André Pourret (1754 – 1818), a French botanist.