Israeli Jewish Holidays The beginning of the holiday All Jewish holidays start the evening before the actual date. The reason is that a Jewish “day” starts with sunset and finishes with the next sunset, and therefore not starts and finishes at midnight. When you read the story of the Creation in Genesis 1, you will […]
Melia azedarach, White Cedar, Persian Lilac, Chinaberry, Syringa berrytree, Bead Tree, Hebrew: אזדרכת מצויה, Arabic: أزادرخت Scientific name: Melia azedarach L. Synonym name: Melia australis Sweet, Melia G. Don, Melia sempervirens Kuntze Common name: China tree, Margosa tree, Persian Lilac, White Cedar, Chinaberry, Syringa berrytree, Bead Tree Hebrew name: אזדרכת מצויה […]
Minuartia hybrida, Minuartia tenuifolia, Fine-leaved Sandwort, Hebrew: צללית הכלאיים, Arabic: ابو حربيه Scientific name: Minuartia hybrida (Vill.) Schischk. Synonym name: Minuartia tenuifolia (L.) Hiern. Common name: Fine-leaved Sandwort Hebrew name: צללית הכלאיים Arabic name: ابو حربيه Family: Caryophyllaceae, ציפורניים Location: Lower Galilee, Manof Life form: Annual Stems: […]
Daucus glaber, Daucus litoralis, Coastal carrot, Hebrew: גזר החוף, Arabic: الدوقو الساحلي Scientific name: Daucus glaber (Forssk.) Thell. Synonym name: Daucus litoralis Sm. Common name: Coastal carrot Hebrew name: גזר החוף Arabic name: الدوقو الساحلي Plant Family: Umbelliferae / Apiaceae, סוככיים Life form: Therophyte, annual Spinescence: Fruits […]
Sinapis alba, White mustard, Salad mustard, Hebrew: חרדל לבן, Arabic: خردل اصفر Scientific name: Sinapis alba L. Common name: White mustard, Salad mustard Hebrew name: חרדל לבן Arabic name: خردل اصفر, Hardal asfur Family: Cruciferae / Brassicaceae, מצליבים Life form: Therophyte, annual Stems: Root is a thin taproot, […]
Fagonia arabica, Fagonia cretica, Cretan prickly clover, Hebrew: פגוניה ערבית, Arabic: شويكه Scientific name: Fagonia arabica L. Synonym name: Fagonia cretica L. Common name: Cretan prickly clover Hebrew name: פגוניה ערבית Arabic name: شويكه Family: Zygophyllaceae, Bean Caper or Caltrop family, זוגניים Location: Aravah Life form: Chamaephyte, semi-shrub […]
Chiliadenus iphionoides, Varthemia iphionoides, Goldy-Locks, Hebrew: כתלה חריפה, Arabic: كتيلة, صفيرا Scientific name: Chiliadenus iphionoides ( Boiss. & C.I.Blanche ) Brullo Synonym name: Varthemia iphionoides Boiss, et Blanche Common name: Goldy-Locks Hebrew name: כתלה חריפה Arabic name: كتيلة, صفيرا Plant Family: Compositae / Asteraceae, מורכבים Life form: Hemicryptophyte […]
Briza minor, Shivery grass, Little or Lesser quaking-grass, Hebrew: זעזועית קטנה, Arabic: بريزة صغرى Scientific name: Briza minor L. Common name: Shivery grass, Little or Lesser quaking-grass Hebrew name: זעזועית קטנה Arabic name: بريزة صغرى Plant Family: Graminea (Poaceae), Grass Family, משפחת הדגניים Life form: Annual Stems: Erect; […]
Location: Road 3415, Gad Hills (Givad Gad) Derivation of the botanical name: Cyclamen, Greek, kyklaminos, kyklaminon used by Dioscorides and Theophrastus, possibly from kyklos “cirkle, round, ring, circular, globe,” referring to the shape of the leaf or to the rounded tubers; Latin cuclaminos, cyclaminon (Plinius) for the plant sowbread. persicum, of Persia. The Hebrew name: […]
Sarcopoterium spinosum, Poterium spinosum, Thorny burnet, Pricky Burnet, Brushwood, Hebrew: סירה קוצנית, Arabic: نتش بلان Scientific name: Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach. Synonym name: Poterium spinosum L. Common name: Thorny burnet, Pricky Burnet, Brushwood Hebrew name: סירה קוצנית Arabic name: ( نتش (بلان Plant Family: Rosaceae, ורדיים Life form: […]
Abutilon fruticosum Abutilon denticulatum Texas Indian mallow אבוטילון השיח أبو طيلون الشجيري Achyranthes aspera Washerman’s plant Prickly chaff flower Devil’s horsewhip רב-מוץ מחוספס Adonis dentata Toothed Pheasant’s Eye דמומית משוננת Adonis MicrocarpaSmall pheasant’s eye דמומית קטנת-פרי Adonis palaestinaPalestine Pheasant’s Eye דמומית ארץ-ישראלית Aerva javanica Aerva persica Desert Cotton לובד המדבר
Geropogon hybridus, Goat’s Beard, Hairless Goatsbeard, Smooth Goatsbeard, Slender Salsify , Hebrew: זקן-סב מצוי, Arabic: شنگوش Scientific name: Geropogon hybridus (L.) Schultz Bip. Common name: Goat’s Beard, Hairless Goatsbeard, Smooth Goatsbeard, Slender Salsify Hebrew name: זקן-סב מצוי Arabic name: شنگوش Family: Compositae / Asteraceae, מורכבים Life form: Annual Stems: […]
Aloe vera, Aloe barbadensis, Aloe vulgaris, Medicinal aloe, Bitter Aloe, True Aloe, Barbados Aloe, Hebrew: אלוי אמתי, Arabic: الصبر الحقيقي Scientific name: Aloe vera (L.) Burm. Synonym name: Aloe vulgaris, Aloe barbadensis Common name: Aloe Vera, Medicinal aloe, Bitter aloe Hebrew name: אלוי אמתי Arabic name: الصبر الحقيقي Family: […]
Alcea acaulis, Althaea acaulis, Stemless Hollyhock, Hebrew: חוטמית עין הפרה, Arabic: ختمية زاحفة Scientific name: Alcea acaulis (Cav.) Alef. Synonym name: Althaea acaulis Cav. Common name: Stemless Hollyhock Hebrew name: חוטמית עין הפרה Arabic name: ختمية زاحفة Family: Malvaceae, חלמיתיים Life form: Chamaephyte, semi-shrub Stems: Almost stemless […]
