ציפורנית מצרית
ציפורנייםSilene aegyptiaca (L.) L. f.
Caryophyllaceae

Characters

• Life form (Raunkiaer) : annual
• Habitat : Batha, Phrygana, Cultivated areas (weeds), Disturbed habitats
• Floresence : January, February, March, April
• Sexuality and Eciousity : Flowers hermaphrodite only
• Petal or tepal color : pink, Lilach
• Leaf arrangement : opposite (two leaves per node)
• Leaf type : entire
• Leaf or leaflet margin : smooth
• Stipule : absent
• Spinescence : absent
• Succulence : non-succulent
• Chorotype : Mediterranean
• Distribution In Israel : The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
• Salt resistance : glycophyte
• Synanthropy : approximately synanthropic = natural
• Summer shedding : ephemeral
• Sporangia or seed homogeneity : Homogeneous seeds-fruits

Names

• Hebrew with Vowels: צִפָּרְנִית מִצְרִית
• English: Campion sp.
• German: Leimkraut sp.
• Search Term (Hebrew): ציפרנית

Distribution

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