Moluccella laevis
Moluccella laevis, Molucca balm, Shell flower, Bells of Ireland,
Hebrew: בר-גביע חלק, Arabic: ذبيبينة ناعمة
| Scientific name: | Moluccella laevis L. | |
| Common name: | Molucca balm, Shell flower, Bells of Ireland | |
| Hebrew name: | בר-גביע חלק | |
| Arabic name: | ذبيبينة ناعمة | |
| Family: | Labiatae / Lamiaceae, שפתניים |
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| Life form: | Therophyte, annual | |
| Spinescence: | Bracts | |
| Stems: | Up to 90 cm tall | |
| Leaves: | Opposite, entire, dentate or serrate | |
| Inflorescence: | Inconspicuous; verticillasters, many-flowered | |
| Flowers: | White; calyx conspicuous, cup-shaped, green | |
| Fruits / pods: | Nutlets | |
| Flowering Period: | April, May, June | |
| Habitat: | Cultivated areas | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Moluccella, Shell-flower; derivation of the name is uncertain; some say: from the Indonesian Molucca Islands; Umberto Quattrocchi says: “Presumably from an Arabic word meaning “king” or a diminutive of Molucca.”
laevis, smooth.
  Location: Maagan Kibbutz Holiday Village – Sea of Galilee |