Acacia tortilis, Umbrella Thorn Acacia, Hebrew: שיטת הסוכך, Arabic: السنط الملتوي Scientific name:   Acacia tortilis (Forskk.) Hayne English name:   Umbrella Thorn Acacia Hebrew/שם עברי:   שיטת הסוכך Arabic/الاسم العربي:   السنط الملتوي Español:   Acacia tortilis Japanese:   アカキア・ト ルテリス Akakia toruterisu Plant Family:   Mimosaceae, שיטיים Life form:   Tree Spinescence:   […]

Ecballium elaterium, Squirting cucumber, Exploding cucumber, Wild Cucumber, Wild Balsam Apple, Hebrew: ירוקת החמור, Arabic; قثا الحمار Scientific name:   Ecballium elaterium (L.) A.Richard Common name:   Squirting cucumber,Exploding cucumber, Wild Cucumber, Wild Balsam Apple Hebrew name:   ירוקת החמור Arabic name:   قثا الحمار Plant Family:   Cucurbitaceae, דלועיים Life form:   Hemicryptophyte Stems: […]

Rosa canina, Dog Rose, Wild Brier, Hebrew: ורד הכלב, Arabic: (warada jawri bry), نسرين (nisrin) Scientific name:   Rosa canina L. Common name:   Dog Rose, Wild Brier Hebrew name:   ורד הכלב Arabic name:   ورد جوري بري (warada jawri bry), نسرين (nisrin) Family:   Rosaceae, ורדיים Life form:   phanerophyte, shrub Spinescence:   […]

Avena sterilis, Animated oat, Sterile oat, Wild oat, Wild red oat, Winter wild oat, Hebrew: שיבולת-שועל נפוצה, Arabic: شوفان بري Scientific name:   Avena sterilis L. Synonym name:   Avena affinis Bernh. ex Steud; Avena algeriensis Trab.; Avena byzantina K.Koch; Avena ludoviciana Durieu, Avena sativa Common name:   Animated oat, Sterile oat, Wild oat, Wild […]

Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים Family Nyctaginaceae, Four o’clock family, משפחת לילניים Herbs, shrubs, or or woody climbers. Leaves simple, entire, exstipulate, usually opposite leaves. Flowers solitary or in small umbels. Tubular flowers with 5 colored sepals and no petals; 5 stamens (sometimes 1 to 3); ovary superior, consists of 1 carpel. It matures as […]

Majorana syriaca, Origanum syriacum, Wild marjoram, Syrian Marjoram, Hyssop, Hebrew: אזוב מצוי, Arabic: Zaatar, Zahtar,زعتر‎ Scientific name:   Majorana syriacum (L.) Kostel Synonym name:   Origanum syriaca L. Common name:   Wild marjoram, Syrian Marjoram, Hyssop Hebrew name:   Esov, אזוב מצוי Arabic name:   Za’atar, زعتر‎ Family:   Labiatae / Lamiaceae, שפתניים Life form: […]

Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים Family Asteraceae / Compositae S-Z Sunflower Family, משפחת המורכבים The Aster or Sunflower Family is the second largest family of flowering plants; most usually herbs, but some shrubs, trees and climbers do exist.Plants of the family are composites of many small flowers in a disk-like flowerhead, each producing one seed; […]

Geranium tuberosum, Bulbous Crane’s-Bill, Tuberous wild geranium crane’s-bill, Hebrew: גרניון הפקעות, Arabic: الغرنوقي الدرني > Scientific name:   Geranium tuberosum L. Common name:   Bulbous Crane’s-Bill, Tuberous wild geranium crane’s-bill Hebrew name:   גרניון הפקעות Arabic name:   الغرنوقي الدرني , Gharnook askouli Family:   Geraniaceae, גרניים Life form:   Batha, Phrygana Stems:   15-30 […]

Alopecurus arundinaceus, Alopecurus ventricosus, Reed Foxtail, Creeping Foxtail, Creeping Meadow Foxtail, Hebrew: זנב-שועל ביצתי, Arabic: الثعلبية القصبية Scientific name:   Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir. Synonym name:   Alopecurus ventricosus Pers. Common name:   Reed Foxtail, Creeping Foxtail, Creeping Meadow Foxtail Hebrew name:   זנב-שועל ביצתי Arabic name:   الثعلبية القصبية Family:   Graminea (Poaceae), Grass Family, […]

Astragalus caprinus, Astragalus platyraphis, Astragalus alexandrinus, Astragalus beershabensis, Beer Sheva milk-vetch, Hebrew: קדד באר שבע ,Arabic: القتاد الماعزي Scientific name:   Astragalus caprinus L. Synonym name:   Astragalus platyraphis Bge.,Astragalus alexandrinus Boiss., Astragalus beershabensis Eig & Sam. Common name:   Beer Sheva milk-vetch Hebrew name:   קדד באר שבע Arabic name:   القتاد الماعزي Family: […]

Taxodium distichum, Bald cypress, Swamp cypress, تاكسوديم ,טקסודיון דו-טורי Pictures taken during ‘Tour guide in-service training’ at Weizman Insitute, Rehovot, an institution of scientific learning with the most beautiful campus. The site is landscaped with interesting and unusual vegetation, green lawns, bushes, trees and foothpaths shaded by trees from all parts of the globe, and […]

Trisetaria linearis, Trisetum lineare, Avena arenaria, Oatgrass, Hebrew: שילשון סרגלני Scientific name:   Trisetaria linearis Forssk. Synonym name:   Trisetum lineare (Forssk.) Boiss., Avena arenaria (Labill.) Spreng. Common name:   Oatgrass Hebrew name:   שילשון סרגלני Arabic name:   الفار,…- El-Far Family:   Gramineae (Poaceae), Grass Family, משפחת הדגניים Life form:   Annual Spinescence:   […]

Ochradenus baccatus, Taily Weed, Hebrew: רכפתן מדברי Arabic: العلندر Scientific name:   Ochradenus baccatus Delile Common name:   Taily Weed Hebrew name:   רכפתן מדברי Arabic name:   العلندر Family:   Resedaceae, רכפתיים Life form:   Phanerophyte shrub Stems:   Branches slender, greenish yellow when mature. Leaves:   Alternate, entire, linear, acute Inflorescence:   In […]

Alhagi graecorum, Alhagi maurorum, Camelgrass, Persian Manna Plant, Hebrew: הגה מצויה, Arabic: العاقول الإغريقي, Egypt: عقول ” ‘Aqoul” Scientific name:   Alhagi graecorum Boiss. Synonym name:   Alhagi maurorum Medicus Common name:   Camelgrass, Camel’s thorn, Persian Manna Plant Hebrew name:   הגה מצויה Arabic name:   عاقول, العاقول الإغريقي “Al-Agool,” Egypt:   عقول ” […]