Scientific name: | Prunus ursina Kotschy | |
Common name: | Bear's Plum | |
Hebrew name: | שזיף הדב | |
Arabic name: | خوخ الدب | |
Family: | Rosaceae, ורדיים |
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Life form: | Phanerophyte, tree | |
Spinescence: | Stems | |
Leaves: | Alternate, entire, dentate or serrate | |
Flowers: | White, pink | |
Flowering Period: | March, April | |
Habitat: | Mediterranean maquis and forest | |
Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
Summer shedding: | Perenating |
Derivation of the botanical name: Prunus, Latin prūnus, Greek προῦνον prounon; plum tree. ursina, ursus, a bear, referring to one of a bear's favorite foods; of the bear.
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