Plants in Israel: Goldy-Locks

Chiliadenus iphionoides, Varthemia iphionoides, Goldy-Locks,
Hebrew: כתלה חריפה, Arabic: كتيلة, صفيرا

Scientific name:   Chiliadenus iphionoides ( Boiss. & C.I.Blanche ) Brullo
Synonym name:   Varthemia iphionoides Boiss, et Blanche
Common name:   Goldy-Locks
Hebrew name:   כתלה חריפה
Arabic name:   كتيلة, صفيرا
Plant Family:   Compositae / Asteraceae, מורכבים


Life form:   Hemicryptophyte
Leaves:   Alternate, entire
Flowers:   Yellow
Flowering Period:   September, October, November
Habitat:   Hard rock outcrops, steppe, and desert parts
Distribution:   Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts
Chorotype:   Mediterranean
Summer shedding:   Perennating


Derivation of the botanical name:

Chiliadenus, from the Greek chilias, chiliados “a thousand” and aden “a gland.”

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  • The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
  • The standard author abbreviation Blanche is used to indicate Emanuel Blanche (1824 – 1908), a French botanist.
  • The standard author abbreviation C.I.Blanche is used to indicate Charles Isodore Blanche (1823 – 1887), a French botanist.
  • The standard author abbreviation Brullo is used to indicate Salvatore Brullo (1947 -), professor of botany at the university of Catania, Italy.