Israel wildflowers: Jaffa Scabious

Cephalaria joppensis, Jaffa Scabious,
Hebrew: שלמון יפואי, Arabic: سيوان يافا


Scientific name:		Cephalaria joppensis (Reichenb.) Coulter
Common name:		Jaffa Scabious
Hebrew name:		שלמון יפואי
Arabic name:		سيوان يافا
Plant Family:		Dipsacaceae, teasel family, שלמוניים


Life form:		Annual
Stems:		30-90 cm; terete, branched
Leaves:		Opposite, compound, pinnate, dentate or serrate
Flowers:		Corollas white in the disk; pale deep blue or lilac in the rays
Fruits / pods:		Nuts
Flowering Period:		May, June, July, August, September
Habitat:		Batha, Phrygana, Disturbed habitats
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
Chorotype:		Mediterranean
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

Derivation of the botanical name:

Cephalaria, Greek, κεφαλη, kephale, head; the flowers of these herbs are in round clusters.

joppensis, from Jaffo.

The standard author abbreviation Reichenb. used to indicate Ludwig Reichenbach (1793-1879),a German botanist and ornithologist.
The standard author abbreviation Coulter used to indicate Thomas Coulter (1793–1843), an Irish physician, botanist, and explorer.

_{Location: Sea of Galilee, Mount of Beatitudes}