Althaea setosa, (Alcea setosa), Bristly hollyhock, (Hebrew: חטמית זיפנית). “Who pluck mallow by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub.” Job 30:4 Althea derives from the Greek word ‘altho’ to cure’ and the family name Malvaceae is one of the many species of flowering plants that contains the genus Malva, […]
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Punica granatum, Pomegranate (Hebrew: Rimon, רימון; Arabic: rumman) 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 […]
Location: Shoham Forest יער שוהם The Red Wildflowers Gallery Posted by ModraY at 2/29/2008 Labels: Adonis microcarpa
Urginea maritime, Sea onion, Squill, (Hebrew: Hatzav Mazui,חצב מצוי) In Israel the Urginea maritime grows in the Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, and Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon. They grow only in natural habitats. The Galilee have been devastated by fire and what was left were the charred trunks […]
Ficus sycomorus, the sycomore fig (Hebrew: Shikma, שקמה) There are three kinds of virgins: a virgin woman, virgin soil, and a virgin sycomore. (Babylonian Talmud Nida 8b) The sycomore fig, Ficus sycomorus, is a large tree with a thick trunk and leathery leaves. Because of their size and texture, these may be the kind of […]
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Capparis spinosa, or Capparis aegyptia (Capparaceae), Caper bush (Hebrew: Tsalaf qotsani, Zlaf kotsani, (צָלָף קוֹצָנִי). The name of “caper” is borrowed from Arabic al-kabara (Its Arabic name is Kaber or lussef), which is of course related to Latin capparis, what was borrowed from Greek kapparis whose origin (as that of the plant) is unknown but […]
Ficus carica, Edible fig, Common fig (Hebrew name: תאנה (Te’enah) “It is a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil, and [date] honey”. Deuteronomy 8, 8 The first tree to be mentioned by name in the Bible is the fig (Genesis 3:7), in the story […]
Amygdalus communis,the Almond (Hebrew: Shaked, שקד, Arabic: بادام) The almond, Amygdalus communis, is a medium sized tree with narrow, light green leaves. In Israel the almond tree is the first of the fruit trees to blossom, it starts to flower in the first half of Februar and continues to do so for about a month, […]
Family Liliaceae Lily Family, משפחת השושניים Genus Allium, שום Allium ampeloprasum Wild Leek, שום גבוה Allium neapolitanum, Naples Garlic, שום משולש Allium tel-avivense, Tel-Aviv Garlic, שום תל-אביב Allium trifoliatum, Hirsute Garlic, שום שלש-העלים
Hibiscus syriacus, Shrub Althaea, Rose of Sharon Pink Lily Iris pseudacorus Rose of Sharon (Hebrew: “Chavatzelet HaSharon”, חבצלת השרון) “I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters”. Song of Songs 2:1-2 Three flowers are mentioned by name in the Bible: […]
Colchicum stevenii, Steven’s Meadow saffron, (Hebrew: סתוונית היורה) Colchicum derives from Colchis, an ancient region on the Black Sea south of the Caucasus Mountains, now mostly the western part of Georgia. Steven’s Meadow saffron, in Hebrew: Stavanit HaYoreh,סתוונית היורה (Hayoreh = first rain in season), florescence in October, November and December. It is a geophyte […]
Calotropis procera, Sodom’s apple, (Hebrew: ptilat hamidbar, פתילת-מדבר גדולה) Calotropis procera, Sodom’s apple (Hebrew: ptilat hamidbar) grows in the hot oases around the Dead Sea and Jordan Valley regions. It is a soft-wooded, evergreen perennial shrub and is not a ‘human, friendly’ plant. In Israel, the native pollinators are carpenter bees (Xylocopa). Josephus Flavius, the […]
