Strigose alkanet / خيلة / كحلاء غثة / هواء جوي /

حنائية المزغبة / هوا جوآني /

Alkanna strigosa Boiss. & Hohen.

Edibility and usage

Blooming period
February to May
Seed collection period
July to October

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Dark blue
  • Light blue
Life form
  • Chamaephyte
Foliage
Evergreen

Scientifc data

Genus
Alkanna Tausch
Family
Boraginaceae
Wikidata item
Q15572518
GBIF Item
Alkanna strigosa Boiss. & Hohen. (5661092)

References

  1. “Alkanna Strigosa Boiss. & Hohen.” Accessed January 2, 2023.
  2. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  3. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.
  4. Crowfoot, Grace Mary Hood. From Cedar to Hyssop; a Study in the Folklore of Plants in Palestine. London, Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto, The Macmillan Co., 1932.
  5. Hamami, R.(2021).From Crown Anemone to Buchy Bean Caper.Ramallah:A.M. Qattan Foundation.(English and Arabic)

Citation

Alkanna strigosa Boiss. & Hohen. in Barari platform (2024). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/953 accessed via barari.org on 6/27/2024.

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