Posted by ModraY at 6/28/2008 Labels: Lantana camara

Posted by ModraY at 6/01/2008 Labels: Raphanus raphanistrum

Posted by ModraY at 6/03/2008 Labels: Nigella arvensis

Location: Golan Heights Posted by ModraY at 6/02/2008

Posted by ModraY at 6/09/2008 Labels: Heliotropium suaveolens

Posted by ModraY at 10/15/2007

Posted by ModraY at 10/25/2007

The name “pomegranate” derives from Latin pomum (apple) and granatus (”seed-apple”).A separate, widespread root for “pomegranate” is the Egyptian and Semitic rmn. Attested in Ancient Egyptian, in Hebrew Rimon, and in Arabic rumman, this root was brought by Arabic to a number of languages.In many European languages, the weapon shell has names similar to granate. […]

Posted by ModraY at 11/05/2007

Nymphaea is a genus of aquatic perennial plants having showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily and the Egyptian lotus. Linnaeus (1753) originally described the genus Nymphaea L. to include three entities: the yellow water-lilies (currently Nuphar), white water-lilies (currently Nymphaea), and water-lotuses (currently Nelumbo Adans.). They are […]

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 himself on the Carob beans while travelling […]

Posted by ModraY at 9/21/2008 Labels: Flora, Israel, Nature, Pictures

Posted by ModraY at 9/08/2008 Labels: Israel, Nature, Plants

Location: Nahal Ayoun (Upper Galilee) Posted by ModraY at 5/26/2008 0 comments Labels: Campanula