Israel wildflowers: Jerusalem Buttercup

Ranunculus millefolius, Jerusalem Buttercup,
Hebrew: נורית ירושלים, Arabic: الحوذان المقدسي


Scientific name:		Ranunculus millefolius Banks et Solander
Common name:		Jerusalem Buttercup
Hebrew name:		נורית ירושלים
Arabic name:		الحوذان المقدسي
Family:		Ranunculaceae, נוריתיים


Life form:		Geophyte
Leaves:		Alternate, rosette, dissected, dentate or serrate
Flowers:		Yellow
Flowering Period:		February, March, April
Habitat:		Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:		The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
Chorotype:		Med – Irano-Turanian
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

Derivation of the botanical name:

Ranunculus, rana, “frog”, Ranunculus, “little frog”, literally froglike (from marshy places).

millefolius, mille, a thousand; folius, leaf; 1,000 leaved.
The Hebrew name: נורית, nurit, from Aramaic: נוריתא, nurita; נור, nur: to give light, to shine; to burn; Aramaic: נורא ,נור (=fire).

The standard author abbreviation Banks is used to indicate Joseph Banks (1743 – 1820), a British naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences.
The standard author abbreviation Solander is used to indicate Daniel Solander (1733 – 1782), a Swedish botanist.

_{Location: Golan Heights, Odem Forest}