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
Choose Gallery: White | Cream | Yellow | Orange | Red | Purple | Pink | Lilach | Violet | Dark blue | Light blue | Green | Brown | Membranous | No Flowers | No petals The Pink Wildflowers gallery Page 1 out of 4 Page, 1 (A-C), 2 (C-K), 3 (L-P), 4 (R-Z), Click on the thumbnails to view the plant pages
Ricinus communis, Castor Bean, Castor-Oil Plant, Palma Christi, Gourd, Hebrew: קיקיון מצוי, Arabic: خرّوب, Kharrub Scientific name: Ricinus communis L. Common name: Castor Bean, Castor-Oil Plant, Palma Christi, Gourd Hebrew name: Qiqayon, Kikajon mazui, קיקיון מצוי Arabic name: خرّوب, Kharrub Plant Family: Euphorbiaceae, חלבלוביים Life form: phanerophyte shrub Stems: […]
Salsola vermiculata, Salsdola damascena, Narrow-leaved saltwort, Hebrew: מלחית אשונה, Arabic: حمض Scientific name: Salsola vermiculata L. Synonym name: Salsola damascena Botsch. Common name: Narrow-leaved saltwort Hebrew name: מלחית אשונה Arabic name: حمض Family: Chenopodiaceae, סלקיים Location: Kursi National Park, east of the Sea of Galilee Life form: Chamaephyte, […]
Campanula strigosa, Bellflower, Hebrew: פעמונית זיפנית, Arabic: زهرة الجرس الشوكية Scientific name: Campanula strigosa Banks et Solander Common name: Bellflower Hebrew name: פעמונית זיפנית Arabic name: زهرة الجرس الشوكية Plant Family: Campanulaceae, פעמוניתיים Life form: Annual Stems: Erect trailing or decumbent, glabrous, pubescent, or hirsute Leaves: Alternate […]
Abutilon theophrasti Velvetleafbutter-print, butter-weedאבוטלון תאופרססטוסת أبو طيلون ابن سينا Acacia pachycerasAcacia gerrardii שיטת הנגב Acacia raddianaTwisted Acacia שיטה סלילנית Acacia tortilisUmbrella Thorn Acacia שיטת הסוכך Agathophora alopecuroides Halogeton alopecuroides מלחנית הערבות Alcea dissecta Althaea dissecta Hollyhock חוטמית קרחת
Succoth begins on: 15th of Tishrei, 5783 Sun, 09 October 2022 at sundown Fri, 29 September 2023 at sundown Wed, 16 October 2024 at sundown The third pilgrimage feast is Succoth, a seven-day festival, also known as the feast of Booths, the Feast of Tabernacles, or just Tabernacles. The word Succoth is the plural of […]
Convolvulus pentapetaloides, Grassy Bindweed, Five-lobed bindweed, Hebrew: חבלבל עדין, Arabic: لبلاب خماسي الفصوص Scientific name: Convolvulus pentapetaloides L. Common name: Grassy Bindweed, Five-lobed bindweed Hebrew name: חבלבל עדין Arabic name: لبلاب خماسي الفصوص Plant Family: Convolvulaceae, חבלבליים Life form: Therophyte, annual Stems: Prostrate, filiform; stems rather hairy at […]
Location: Netanya, the Dora rain pool Derivation of the botanical name: Panicum, panus (Latin), “millet”, annual and perennial grasses that have 1- to 2-flowered spikelets arranged in a panicle (Latin panicula, diminutive of panus). repens, repo, “to crawl, creep”; meaning creeping. airoides, like the genus Aira. littorale, of the sea shore; littoral. gouinii, in honor […]
