Israel wildflowers: Palestine scabious
Scabiosa palaestina, Lomelosia palaestina, Palestine scabious,
Hebrew: תגית ארץ-ישראלית, Arabic: جربية فلسطينية -أم الرويس- دولاب الهوا
| Scientific name: | Scabiosa palaestina L. | |
| Synonym name: | Lomelosia palaestina (L.) Raf. | |
| Common name: | Palestine scabious | |
| Hebrew name: | תגית ארץ-ישראלית | |
| Arabic name: | جربية فلسطينية -أم الرويس- دولاب الهوا | |
| Plant Family: | Dipsacaceae, שלמוניים |
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| Life form: | Therophyte, annual | |
| Leaves: | Opposite, entire | |
| Flowers: | White | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April, May | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Med – Irano-Turanian | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Scabiosa, rough, scabby.
palaestina, of or from Palestine.
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