Bladder-senna

Colutea istria

Colutea istria is a shrub in the family Fabaceae.
Colutea istria Bladder-senna,Colutea istria,Geotagged,Israel,Spring

Naming

Hebrew with Vowels:
קַרְקָשׁ צָהֹב
Colutea istria out of season the Colutea istria is an impressive shrub, and seeing it in full bloom is wonderful. usually it blooms in the spring - this one surprised me with few flowers in Autumn. http://flora.org.il/en/plants/COLIST/ Bladder-senna,Colutea istria,Fall,Geotagged,Israel,desert,spring

Distribution

Lower Galilee (V. Rare)
Judean Mountains (V. Rare)
Western Negev (Rare)
Negev Highlands (Common)
Southern Negev (V. Rare)
Edom (Common)
Colutea istria Bladder-senna,Colutea istria,Geotagged,Israel,Winter

Habitat

Hard rock outcrops, Shrub-steppes

References:

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http://flora.org.il/en/plants/COLIST/
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusColutea
SpeciesColutea istria
Photographed in
Israel
Jordan