Nitraria retusa, Nitraria tridentata, Salt tree, Hebrew: ימלוח פגום, Arabic:غرقد كليل Scientific name:   Nitraria retusa (Forssk.) Ascherson Synonym name:   Nitraria tridentata Desf. Common name:   Salt tree, Nitre bush Hebrew name:   ימלוח פגום Arabic name:   غرقد كليل “Gharqad/Ghardaq” Family:   Zygophyllaceae, זוגניים Life form:   Phanerophyte shrub Spinescence:   Stems Succulence: […]

Kingdom: Plantae, Green plants (nl.Planten) Superdivision: Spermatophyta Division: Angiospermae Class: Dicotyledoneae (two seed leaves; netted veins in the leaves) Family: Acanthaceae, Acanthus Family, משפחת הקוציציים Family: Family Adiantaceae, שערות-שולמית; Family Pteridaceae,אברתיים‮‬ Genus: Adiantum, the maidenhair ferns, שערות שולמית Genus: Genus Pteris, the brakes, אברה Family: Family Adoxaceae, Elderberry, or Moschatel Family, משפחת מורניים Family: Aizoaceae, […]

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 Achyranthes aspera Washerman’s plant Prickly chaff flower Devil’s horsewhip רב-מוץ מחוספס Aegilops biuncialis Goatgrass בן-חיטה דל-שיבולת حشبش الغنم أو الفار

Asphodelus fistulosus, Hollow-stemmed Asphodel, Onion-leaved asphodel, Onionweed, Pink asphodel, Hebrew: עירית נבובה, Arabic: غيصلان Scientific name:   Asphodelus fistulosus L. Common name:   Hollow-stemmed Asphodel, Onion-leaved asphodel , Onionweed, Pink asphodel Hebrew name:   עירית נבובה Arabic name:   غيصلان Family:   Liliaceae, שושניים Life form:   Therophyte, annual Stems:   Erect, smooth, hairless, hollow […]

Melissa officinalis, Lemon Balm, Sweet Balm, Balm leaf, Hebrew: מליסה רפואית, Arabic: ريحان الليمون Scientific name:   Melissa officinalis L. Common name:   Lemon Balm, Sweet Balm, Balm leaf Hebrew name:   מליסה רפואית Yiddish name:   Honik-melise, האָניק־מעליסע Arabic name:   ريحان الليمون “Raihan al-limun” Family:   Labiatae / Lamiaceae, שפתניים Life form:   […]

Grewia villosa, Mallow raisin, Mallow-leaved ross berry, Round leaf grewia, Hebrew: גרויה שעירה, Arabic: نشم وبري Scientific name:   Grewia villosa Willd. Common name:   Mallow raisin, Mallow-leaved ross berry, Round leaf grewia Hebrew name:   גרויה שעירה Arabic name:   نشم وبري Family:   Tiliaceae, טליתיים Location: Ein Gedi

Poleg Stream Nature Reserve שמורת טבע פולג photos were taken March 8, 2009 Hashelosha Grove, whose name means “the three”, was planted in 1948 by members of Moshav Udim, in memory of three of their comrades (Zalman Deutsch, Aiezik Frid and Imre Schwartz) who fell here while defending the Udim Outpost. Acacia saligna, Acacia cyanophylla, […]

The Four Species (Hebrew: Arba’at Ha-Minim, ארבעת המינים also called Arba Minim) And you shall take on the first day the fruit of a goodly tree, date palm fronds, the branch of a leafy tree, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days” (Leviticus 23:40) The Four […]

Derivation of the botanical name: Bupleurum, βουπλευρον, from bous, ox + pleuron, rib: a plant, hare’s-ear. lancifolium, with lanceolate leaves. subovatum, somewhat ovate. The Hebrew name:צלע-השור, zela-haShor, from Hashor, שור, ox + zela, צלע, rib. The standard author abbreviation Hornem. is used to indicate Jens Wilken Hornemann (1770–1841), a Danish botanist. The standard author abbreviation […]

Spring is in the air… Netanya, Sergeant Grove These photos were taken March 24, 2008 Temperature 38 degrees Celsius: a Khamsin, easterly wind, חמסין ,خمسين. The Biblical term for a khamsin is ruah qadīm (רוח קדים‎) July 30,1947, two sergeants were found hanged in a wood near Netanya. Colonel Archer Cassett, one of the senior […]

Adonis palaestina, Adonis aestivalis, Palestine Pheasant’s Eye, Hebrew: דמומית ארץ-ישראלית, Arabic: الأدونيس الفلسطيني Scientific name:   Adonis palaestinaBoiss. Synonym name:   Adonis aestivalis L. Common name:   Palestine Pheasant’s Eye Hebrew name:   דמומית ארץ-ישראלית Arabic name:   الأدونيس الفلسطيني Family:   Ranunculaceae, נוריתיים Life form:   Annual Leaves:   Alternate, dissected twice or more, […]

Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים Family Moraceae, Mulberry Family, משפחה תותיים Trees and shrubs; leaves, alternate, milky latex sap; unisexual flowers on same or different trees; male flower, 4 sepals, 0 petals, 4 stamens; female flower, Genus Ficus, פיקוס: Ficus carica, Edible fig, Common fig (Hebrew name: תאנה (Te’enah) Ficus microcarpa, Ficus nitida, Ficus retusa, […]

Polycarpon succulentum, Polycarpon arabicum, Allseed, Hebrew: רב-פרי בשרני, Arabic: ريحة Scientific name:   Polycarpon succulentum (Delile) J.Gay Scientific name:   Polycarpon arabicum Boiss. Common name:   Allseed Hebrew name:   רב-פרי בשרני Arabic name:   ريحة Family:   Caryophyllaceae, ציפורניים Life form:   Therophyte, annual Succulence:   Leaf succulent Leaves:   Opposite, entire, smooth, linear-oblong […]

Urginea maritima, Drimia maritima, Sea onion, Sea Squill, Hebrew: חצב מצוי, Arabic: عيصلان Scientific name:   Urginea maritima (L.) Baker Scientific name:   Drimia maritima (L.) Stearn Common name:   Sea Squill Hebrew name:   חצב מצוי Arabic name:   عيصلان Plant Family:   Liliaceae, שושניים Life form:   Geophyte Stems:   50-150 cm high […]