Lagurus ovatus (hare’s-tail grass)

Lagurus ovatus, Hare’s Tail, Turk’s-head grass,
Hebrew: זנב-ארנבת ביצני, Arabic: ذيل الأرنب

Scientific name:   Lagurus ovatus L.
Common name:   Hare’s tail, Turk’s-head grass
Hebrew name:   זנב-ארנבת ביצני
Hebrew name:   ذيل الأرنب
Family:   Graminea (Poaceae), Grass Family, משפחת הדגניים


Life form:   Annual
Leaves:   Alternate, entire
Flowers:   Green
Flowering Period:   March, April
Habitat:   Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:   Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands
Chorotype:   Mediterranean
Summer shedding:   Ephemeral


Derivation of the botanical name:

Lagurus, Greek lagos, a hare; oura, a tail; Hare’s-tail grass.

ovatus, ovate; egg-shaped, with the broad end down.
The Hebrew name: זנב-ארנבת, zanav-arnevet, a translation from the scientific name; a hare (=ארנבת, arnevet), a tail (=זנב, zanav).

  • The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.