Helichrysum sanguineum, Red Everlasting, Red cudweed, Hebrew: דם-מכבים אדום, Arabic: دم المسيح Scientific name: Helichrysum sanguineum (L.) Kostel Synonym name: Gnaphalium sanguineum L. Common name: Red Everlasting, Red cudweed Hebrew name: דם-מכבים אדום Arabic name: دم المسيح, dam al-Massiah Family: Compositae / Asteraceae, מורכבים Life form: Hemicryptophyte Stems: […]
Carduus australis, Carduus arabicus, Carduus pycnocephala, Italian thistle, Hebrew: קרדה דרומית, Arabic: لسان غليظ الرأس Scientific name: Carduus australis L. Synonym name: Carduus arabicus Jacq., Carduus pycnocephala L. Common name: Italian thistle Hebrew name: קרדה דרומית Arabic name: لسان غليظ الرأس Plant Family: Compositae / Asteraceae, מורכבים Location: Dudaim […]
Tamarix tetragyna, Four-stamen tamarisk, Saltcedar, Hebrew: אשל מרובע, Arabic: أثل رباعي الأخبية Scientific name: Tamarix tetragyna Ehrenb. Common name: Four-stamen tamarisk, Saltcedar Hebrew name: אשל מרובע Arabic name: Ethel Quartet Alokhbayh, أثل رباعي الأخبية Family: Tamaricaceae, Tamarix family, אשליים Location: Achu Binyamina Life form: Tree, 1-3 m high Stems: […]
Knautia integrifolia, Knautia bidens, Whole-leaved scabious, חוגית תמימה Scientific name: Knautia integrifolia (Coulter) Greuter Synonym name: Knautia bidens (sm.) Lindley Common name: Whole-leaved scabious Hebrew name: חוגית תמימה, קנאוטית שתי-שנים Family: Dipsacaceae, שלמוניים Life form: Annual Stems: 30-60 cm tall; stem covered with downward directed hairs in its […]
Carduus argentatus, Silver Thistle, Hebrew: קרדה מכסיפה, Arabic: خرفيش صغير Scientific name: Carduus argentatus L. Synonym name: Carduus acicularis Bertol. Common name: Silver Thistle Hebrew name: קרדה מכסיפה Arabic name: خرفيش صغير Plant Family: Compositae / Asteracae, מורכבים Life form : Annual Spinescence: Leaves, bracts Stems: […]
Choose Gallery: White | Cream | Yellow | Orange | Red | Purple | Pink | Lilach | Violet | Dark blue | Light blue | Green | Brown | Membranous | No Flowers | No petals The Purple Wildflowers gallery Page 1 out of 2 Page, 1 (A-L), 2 (L-Z) Click on the thumbnails to view the plant pages
Morus alba, White Mulberry, Hebrew: תות-עץ, Arabic: توت أبيض Scientific name: Morus alba L. Common name: White Mulberry Hebrew name: תות לבן, tut lavan Arabic name: توت أبيض, tutu ‘abyad Family: Moraceae, תותיים Life form: Phanerophyte,tree Stems: Can reach over 20 m. in height Leaves: Alternate, entire, […]
Cynoglossum creticum, Blue Hound’s Tongue, Hebrew: לשון-כלב כרתית, Arabic: غريف, لزيق Scientific name: Cynoglossum creticum Miller Synonym name: Cynoglossum pictum Aiton, Cynoglossum atlanticum Murb., Cynoglossum siculumGuss. Common name: Blue Hound’s Tongue Hebrew name: לשון-כלב כרתית Arabic name: غريف, لزيق Plant Family: Boraginaceae, זיפניים Life form: Hemicryptophyte Stems: […]
Ainsworthia trachycarpa, Tordylium trachycarpum, Cow parsnip, Hebrew: סלסילה מצויה, Arabic: طرديلن خشن الثمار > Scientific name: Ainsworthia trachycarpa Boiss. Synonym name: Tordylium trachycarpum (Boiss.) Al-Eisawi & Jury Common name: Cow parsnip Hebrew name: סלסילה מצויה Arabic name: طرديلن خشن الثمار Plant Family: Umbelliferae / Apiaceae, סוככיים Life form: […]
Israël heeft zo’n 2856 plantsoorten, en ongeveer honderd tien plantennamen worden in de Bijbel genoemd. Sommige zijn vaak genoemd, sommige wat minder, en sommige slechts een keer. De identificatie van de planten heeft voor bijbelse botanici tot problemen geleid, want de schrijvers van de Bijbel waren geen botanici. De eerste poging om deze flora te […]
Three flowers are mentioned by name in the Bible: the SHOSHAN or SHOSHANNA (lily or rose), SHOSHANAT HA’EMAKIM (rose of the valleys) and HAVATZELET HA’SHARON (rose or lily of the Sharon). It is impossible that the Havatzelet or the Shoshan was a rose, for the rose was not found in Israel in Biblical times. The […]
Cistus incanus, Cistus creticus, Cistus villosus, Soft-Hairy Rockrose, Hebrew: לוטם שעיר, Arabic: لبّـاد أحمر Scientific name: Cistus incanus L. Synonym name: Cistus creticus L., Cistus villosus L. Common name: Soft-Hairy Rockrose Hebrew name: לוטם שעיר Arabic name: لبّـاد أحمر Plant Family: Cistaceae, לוטמיים Life form: Chamaephyte Stems: […]
Anthemis palestina, Anthemis melanolepis, Cota palaestina, Israel’s Chamomile, Hebrew: קחוון ארצישראלי, Arabic: قحوان فلسطيني ‘flowers of the field’ (tzitz ha-sadeh) Scientific name: Anthemis palestina Boiss. Synonym name: Cota palaestina Kotschy., Anthemis melanolepis Boiss. Common name: Israel’s Chamomile Hebrew name: קחוון ארצישראלי Arabic name: Oqhuwan, اقحوان فلسطيني, بَهار أَسْوَد الحَراشِف Family: […]
Choose Gallery: White | Cream | Yellow | Orange | Red | Purple | Pink | Lilach | Violet | Dark blue | Light blue | Green | Brown | Membranous | No Flowers | No petals The Light-blue Wildflowers gallery Page 1 out of 1 Page 1 Click on the thumbnails to view the plant pages
