Israel wildflowers | Palestine Campion
Silene palaestina, Palestine Campion,
Hebrew: ציפורנית ארץ-ישראלית, Arabic: السيلينة الفلسطينية
| Scientific name: | Silene palaestina Boiss. | |
| Common name: | Palestine Campion | |
| Hebrew name: | ציפורנית ארץ-ישראלית | |
| Arabic name: | السيلينة الفلسطينية | |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae, Carnation family, ציפורניים |
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| Life form: | Therophyte, annual | |
| Leaves: | Opposite, entire | |
| Flowers: | Red, pink, violet | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April, May | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana, Sand | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Silene, probably from Greek sialon, “saliva,” referring to gummy exudation on stems, and/or named for Silenus, intoxicated foster-father of Bacchus (god of wine) who was covered with foam, much like the glandular secretions of many species of this genus.
palaestina, of or from Palestine.
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