Flowers were seen at the Muhraka (Mt. Carmel) Read more… at 12/26/2007 , 2 comments Labels: Crocus hyemalis

I will be as the dew to Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, he shall strike root as the poplar” Hosea 14: 5. A member of the Amaryllidaceae family. There are about 15 species of the genus Pancratium. The botanical name of Pancratium means the ‘all-powerful,’ like Jesus as the Pankrator in Byzantine art […]

* Flower identified by Elisabeth.b Read more… Ceratonia siliqua, Carob, is often called the poor man’s bread and it is regarded as a symbol of humility The Carob Tree or Locust (the ´husks´ of which were fed to the swine -Luke15:16), also known as St. John’s Bread (Mark 1:6). Legend says John the Baptist sustained […]

The Ancient Egyptian hieroglyph for “Tree of Life” (“I am the plant which comes from Nu/Osiris”) was three lotus lilies. The trunk of the tree represented the World Pillar, the center of the universe. The “Fleur-de-lis” traces its origin back to this hieroglyph for “plant” meaning “Tree of Life”: three stems curving to the left […]

The first Coastal irises this year Blepharopsis mendica, גמל שלמה משובץ Iris atropurpurea, Coastal Iris, السوسن، آحيلة الكلب, איריס הארגמן Iris atropurpurea, Coastal Iris, السوسن، آحيلة الكلب, איריס הארגמן Iris atropurpurea, Coastal Iris, السوسن، آحيلة الكلب, איריס הארגמן Retama raetam, White Broom, רותם המדבר , رتم

Odem Forest, the Great Juba, הג’ובה הגדולה Veronica syriaca, Syrian speedwell, ורוניקה סורית Anemone coronaria, Crown Anemone, כלנית מצויה, شقائق النعمان a party on a …Anemone coronaria, Crown Anemone, כלנית מצויה, شقائق النعمان the photographer

Belvoir (Kokhav HaYarden) National Park Ziziphus spina-christi, Christ’s thorn. A Syrian woodpecker has been working. Berry wedged in a Ziziphus spina-christi tree-crevice anvil by a Syrian woodpecker. The woodpecker usually alights on the trunk, working upwards.During the ascent it taps the bark, breaking off fragments,but often extracts its prey from crevices with the tip of […]

List of plants in alphabetical order Click on the thumbnails to view the plant pages A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z DEF

Bnei Zion Nature Reserve May 2, 2009 שמורת טבע בני ציון at 5/07/2009 Labels: Bnei Zion Nature Reserve, Bryonia syriaca

The flora of Israel is mentioned many times in the Bible. The Bible is full with illustrations, indicating examples from agriculture and natural vegetation. King Solomon in Eccelestiastes (2,5-6) described his wealth, he said: “I made me gardens and orchards, and planted trees in them of all kind of fruits. I made myself pools of […]

Posted by Yariv Modzelewicz at 2/26/2008

Flowers seen in: Ramat Aviv (North) Yellow Wildflowers Gallery Posted by Yariv Modzelewicz at 2/17/2008 Labels: Oxalis pescaprae

Bene Zion Nature Reserve May 2, 2009 שמורת טבע בני ציון Posted by Yariv Modzelewicz at 5/04/2009 Labels: Bellardia trixago

“O mountains of Gilboa, may you have neither dew nor rain, nor fields that yield offerings of grain . For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul—no longer rubbed with oil. 2 Samuel 1:21 March 12, 18, 2009 Mt. Saul was named for King Saul who was killed on the […]