Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים Family Aceraceae, Maple Family, משפחת האדריים Trees with opposite leaves. Flowers 4 or 5 separate sepals, and 4 or 5 separate petals; unisexual. Male flowers 4 to 10 stamens. Female flowers ovary superior and matures as winged seeds in pairs. Genus Acer, אדר: Acer obtusifolium, Acer syriacum, Syrian Maple, אדר […]
Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים Family Papaveraceae, Poppy Family, משפחה פרגיים Usually herbs, altenate leaves, often milky sap in stems; flower, bisexual, regular, 2 to 3 separate sepals, 4,8, or 12 separate petals (sometimes 6), numerous stamens; the ovary is positioned superior and consists of 2 or more united carpels; fruit, a capsule with many […]
Jacaranda acutifolia, Jacaranda mimosifolia, Blue Jacaranda, Hebrew: ז’קרנדה חדת עלים ,סיגלון מימוזי Scientific name: Jacaranda acutifolia Humb. & Bonpl. Synonym name: Jacaranda mimosifolia D.Don Common name: Blue Jacaranda Hebrew name: ז’קרנדה חדת עלים ,סיגלון מימוזי Family: Bignoniaceae, ביגנוניים Life form: Deciduous tree Stems: 5-15 m tall; bark pale […]
Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים Family Crassulaceae, Stonecrop or Orpine family, משפחת הקוציציים Fleshy, succulent herbs; flowers, bisexual, regular; 4 to 5 (sometimes 30) separate sepals, the same amount of petals, 1 or 2 times as many stamens as petals; the ovary is positioned superior and consists of 3 or more carpels, each producing 1 […]
The red showy flowers or the floral glories of Israel Nitzanim, Flower buds, ניצנים: Anemones, tulips, Asiatic ranunculi, and poppies. In the Jewish calendar Nisan is the seventh month of the civil and first of the religious year, usually coinciding with parts of March and April. The month Nisan has three names. The first is […]
Class Monocotyledoneae, monocots, מחלקה חד-פסיגיים Family Alismataceae, Water-plantain family, משפחת כף-הצפרדע Aquatic herbs; leaves, basal, either erect or floating; flowers, bisexual, sometimes unisexual, 3 green sepals, 3 white or yellow petals, 3, 6 or numerous stamens; 6 or more simple pistils, positioned superior and each pistil consists of 1 single locule; fruit, an achene or […]
Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים Family Portulacaceae, Purslane Family, משפחת הרגלתיים Succulent reddish-green plant; flowers, bisexual, regular, 2 sepals, 4 to 6 petals (some species have 2 to 3), same or double amount of stamens as petals, or numerous; the ovary is positioned superior or half inferior and consists of 2 to 8 united carpels; […]
Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים Family Ericaceae, Heather Family ,משפחה אברשיים Often evergreen, alternate leaves; Mostly red or white bell-shaped flowers; 4 or 5 united sepals, 4 or 5 united petals; the ovary is positioned superior or inferior and consists of 4 to 10 united carpels; fruit capsule, berry, or rarely a drupe. Genus Arbutus, […]
Gymnospermae (naked seeds, חשופי הזרע), Coniferopsida, Coniferales Family Taxodiaceae, Bald Cypress or Taxodium Family, משפחת הטקסודיים Monoescious; resinferous trees with spiraly arranged leaves. Male and female cones made up of numerous spirally arranged scales. Genus Taxodium, טקסודיון: Taxodium distichum, Bald cypress, Swamp cypress, تاكسوديم ,טקסודיון דו-טורי **************************************************
Pontederia cordata, Pickerel weed, Hebrew: פונטדריה לבובה Scientific name: Pontederia cordata L. Common name: Pickerel weed Hebrew name: פונטדריה לבובה Family: Pontederiaceae, פונטדריים Life form: Helophyte Leaves: Alternate, entire, saggitate (arrow) Flowers: Purple-blue Flowering Period: Summer Habitat: Humid habitats Chorotype: Tropical Summer shedding: Ephemeral […]
Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים Family Moringaceae, Horse-Radish Tree Family, מורינגיים Deciduous trees and shrubs; leaves, alternate, compound, pinnate, bipinnate, smooth; clusters of pealike flowers; the family embraces only one genus, Moringa Genus Moringa, מורינגה: **************************************************
Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים Family Onagraceae, Evening Primose Family, משפחה נר-הלילה Flowers, bisexual, regular, 4 separate sepals, 4 separate petals (rarely 2,4 or 5), 4 or 8 stamens; the ovary is positioned inferior and consists of 4 (rarely 2 or 5) united carpels, 4-lobed stigma; fruit, a capsule with many seeds, or sometimes a […]
Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים Family Malvaceae, Mallow Family, משפחה חלמיתיים Mucilaginous plants; Leaves, alternate, usually lobed; flower, funnel-shaped, regular, 3 to 5 partially united sepals, 5 petals, numerous stamens fused together to form a column around the pistil; the ovary is positioned superior and consists of 5 or more united carpels; fruit, a capsule, […]
Achyranthes aspera, Achyranthes argentea, Achyranthes obtusifolia, Washerman’s plant, Prickly chaff flower, Devil’s horsewhip, Hebrew: רב-מוץ מחוספס, Arabic: چرچٹہ آشنین Scientific name: Achyranthes aspera L. Synonym name: Achyranthes argentea Lam., Achyranthes aspera obtusifolia (Lam.) Griseb., Achyranthes obtusifolia Lamarck English name: Washerman’s plant, Prickly chaff flower, Devil’s horsewhip Hebrew/שם עברי: רב-מוץ מחוספס Arabic/الاسم […]
