The Three Pilgrim Festivals are referred to in Hebrew as the “shalosh regalim”, the three (foot) pilgrimages. All three festivals have both agricultural and national significance. The Three Festivals consist of Passover (Pesach), the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot) and the Feast of Booths (Succoth or Tabernacles). The name Shalosh Regalim derives its origin from the […]
Stachys arabica, Stachys macrosperma, Arabian Woundwort, Hebrew: אשבל ערבי, Arabic: البطنج العربي Scientific name: Stachys arabica Hornem. Synonym name: Stachys macrosperma Boiss. Common name: Arabian Woundwort Hebrew name: אשבל ערבי Arabic name: البطنج العربي Family: Labiatae / Lamiaceae, שפתניים Life form: Annual Stems: 40-80 cm high Leaves: […]
Pinus pinea, Umbrella pine, Stone pine, Italian stone pine, Hebrew: אורן הצנובר, Arabic: صنوبر مثمر,sanawbar Scientific name: Pinus pinea L. Common name Umbrella pine, Stone pine, Italian stone pine, pine kernel nuts Hebrew name: אורן הצנובר Arabic name: صنوبر مثمر,sanawbar Family: Pinaceae, אורניים Life form: Phanerophyte, tree Stems: […]
Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים Family Asteraceae / Compositae A-B, 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; […]
Urtica pilulifera, Urtica dodartii, Roman nettle, Hebrew: סרפד הכדורים, Arabic: حريق Scientific name: Urtica pilulifera L. Synonym name: Urtica dodartii L. Common name: Roman nettle Hebrew name: סרפד הכדורים Arabic name: حريق Plant Family: Urticaceae, סרפדיים Life form: Annual Spinescence: Emergences Stems: Up to 30-80 cm […]
Hyoscyamus albus, Hyoscyamus varians, Hyoscyamus major, Hyoscyamus aureus sensu Gouan, White Henbane, Russian Henbane, Hebrew: שיכרון לבן, Arabic: البنج الأبيض Scientific name: Hyoscyamus albus L. Synonym name: Hyoscyamus varians Vis., Hyoscyamus major Mill., Hyoscyamus aureus sensu Gouan, non L. Common name: White Henbane, Russian Henbane Hebrew name: שיכרון לבן Arabic name: […]
Choose Gallery: White | Cream | Yellow | Orange | Red | Purple | Pink | Lilach | Violet | Dark blue | Light blue | Green | Brown | Membranous | No Flowers | No petals The Green Wildflowers gallery Page 3 out of 4 Page, 1 (A-C), 2 (C-N), 3 (O-S), 4 (T-Z) Click on the thumbnails to view the plant pages
Lupinus palaestinus, Palestine Lupine, Hebrew: תורמוס ארץ-ישראלי, Arabic: الترمس الفلسطيني Scientific name: Lupinus palaestinus Boiss. Common name: Palestine Lupine Hebrew name: תורמוס ארץ-ישראלי Arabic name: الترمس الفلسطيني Plant Family: Papilionaceae, פרפרניים Life form: Annual Stems: Up to 124cm high (the tallest of the Lupinus plants), always pubescent, sparsely […]
Pennisetum orientale, Pennisetum asperifolium, Pennisetum setaceum, Foxtail grass, Purple fountain grass, Crimson fountain grass, Hebrew: זיף-נוצה מחוספס, Arabic: الثيوم المشرقي Scientific name: Pennisetum orientale Rich. Synonym name: Pennisetum asperifolium (Desf.) Kunth, Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov. Common name Foxtail grass, Purple fountain grass, Crimson fountain grass Hebrew name: זיף-נוצה מחוספס Arabic name: […]
Silene aegyptiaca, Egyptian Campion, Hebrew: ציפורנית מצרית, Arabic: السيلينة المصرية Scientific name: Silene aegyptiaca (L.) L. f. Common name: Egyptian Campion Hebrew name: ציפורנית מצרית Arabic name: السيلينة المصرية Plant Family: Caryophyllaceae, ציפורניים Life form: Therophyte, annual Stems: 15-20cm in height Leaves: Opposite, entire Flowers: Hermaphroditic; […]
Alkanna tinctoria, Alkanna tuberculata, Alkanet, Dyer’s bugloss, Hebrew: אלקנת הצבעים, Arabic: شنجار / خس الحمار Scientific name: Alkanna tinctoria Tausch Synonym name: Alkanna tuberculata (Forssk.) Meikle Common name: Alkanet or Dyer’s bugloss Hebrew name: אלקנת הצבעים Arabic name: شنجار / خس الحمار Family: Boraginaceae, זיפניים Life form: Chamaephyte, […]
Vicia galeata, Helmeted Vetch, Hebrew: בקיית הביצות, Arabic: فصة Scientific name: Vicia galeata Boiss. Common name: Helmeted Vetch Hebrew name: בקיית הביצות Hebrew name: فصة Plant Family: Papilionaceae, פרפרניים Life form: Annual, climber Stems: Erect; in genereral the lower part has a pretty bare stem Leaves: Alternate, […]
Solanum elaeagnifolium, Silverleaf nightshade, Tomato weed, Trompillo, White horsenettle, Hebrew: סולנום זיתני, Arabic: بااذنجان بري Scientific name: Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. Common name: Silverleaf nightshade, Tomato weed, Trompillo, White horsenettle Hebrew name: סולנום זיתני Arabic name: بااذنجان بري Plant Family: Solanaceae, סולניים Life form: Therophyte, annual Spinescence: Emergences Leaves: […]
Erucaria hispanica, Erucaria myagroides, Spanish pink mustard, Hebrew: שלח ספרדי,שלח מצוי, Arabic: غراء , ام قرين Scientific name: Erucaria hispanica (L.) Druce Synonym name: Erucaria myagroides (L.) Hal. Common name: Spanish pink mustard Hebrew name: שלח ספרדי,שלח מצוי Arabic name: غراء , ام قرين Plant Family: Cruciferae / Brassicaceae, […]
