Pretty Maresia

Maresia pulchella, Pretty Maresia,
Hebrew: מרסיה יפהפיה, Arabic: شجاره


Scientific name:		Maresia pulchella (DC.) O.E.Schulz
Common name:		Pretty Maresia
Hebrew name:		מרסיה יפהפיה
Arabic name:		شجاره
Plant Family:		Cruciferae / Brassicaceae, מצליבים


Life form:		Annual
Stems:		Up to 10-15 cm, tomentose or glabrous above
Leaves:		Alternate, entire, dentate or serrate
Flowers:		Pink,violet
Fruits / pods:		Dehiscent siliqua, linear, torulose; seeds uniseriate; radicle incumbent
Flowering Period:		January, February, March, April, November, December
Habitat:		Sand
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Shrub-steppes
Chorotype:		Mediterranean
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

Derivation of the botanical name:

Maresia, dedicated to the French botanist Paul Mares (1826 – 1900), explorer, in Algeria and the Balearic Islands.

pulchella, pulcher, beautiful, handsome; fine, excellent; pretty.
The Hebrew name: מרסיה, maresia, a transliteration from the scientific name.

The standard author abbreviation DC. is used to indicate Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778 – 1841), a Swiss botanist.
The standard author abbreviation O.E.Schulz is used to indicate Otto Eugen Schulz (1874 – 1936), a German botanist.

_{Location: Sharon Beach National Park}