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| Common name | Dwarf Chicory | ||||||||||||
| Hebrew name |
עולש מצוי |
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| أللّغة آلعربيّة | علك ، هندباء برية, علث | ||||||||||||
| Family | Asteraceae | ||||||||||||
| Leaf form | Simple | ||||||||||||
| Leaf margin | Entire | ||||||||||||
| Habitat | Heavy soils | ||||||||||||
| צורת הגבעול | Round | ||||||||||||
| Life form | Annual | ||||||||||||
| Distribution in Israel | Golan, Hermon, Gallilee, Mediterranean coast, Upper Jordan valley, Northern valleys, Gilboa, Carmel, Samarian mountains, Samarian desert, Judean mountains, Judean desert and Dead Sea valley, Sharon, Shefela, Northern Negev, Negev hills and Eilat, | ||||||||||||
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HeritageAt Passover, God's people were told, "... eat the lamb that same night... eat it roasted over the fire with unleavened bread and bitter herbs." (Exodus 12:8) At Passover during the Seder supper faithful people share bitter herbs as a reminder of the bitter work during slavery in Egypt and God's saving them. this is one of the bitter herbs called "Marror". |
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