Picris amalecitana

Picris amalecitana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Picris
Species:	P. amalecitana
Binomial name
	Picris amalecitana; (Boiss.) Eig
Synonyms
	Hagioseris amalecitana Boiss.; Hagioseris galilaea var. diffusa Boiss.; Picris intermedia Eig;

Picris amalecitana, the Amalek ox-tongue, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.^[1] It is found across Egypt, Turkey and the Middle East.^[2]

Taxonomy[]

Picris amalecitana is named after the Amalek, a tribe dwelling south of Judah, in Biblical times.^[3]

^ "Picris amalecitana (Boiss.) Eig". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
^ "Global Compositae Database". Compositae Working Group (CWG). 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
^ "Flowers in Israel". Retrieved July 22, 2020.

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