Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים Family Rubiaceae, Madder family, Bedstraw family or Coffee family, משפחת הפואתיים Herbs with opposite or whorled leaves and sometimes squarish stalks; flowers, bisexual, regular, 4 or 5 separate sepals, 4 or 5 united petals, 4 or 5 stamens; the ovary is positioned inferior and consists of 2 united carpels. Genus […]

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 […]

Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים Family Geraniaceae, Geranium Family, משפחה גרניים Flowers, regular, bisexual, 5 separate sepals, 5 separate petals, 5,10 or 15 stamens; the ovary is positioned superior and consists of 5 united carpels; the styles of the pistil are fused together; the pistil continues to grow after pollination, looking like a needle; fruit, […]

Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים Family Dipsacaceae, Teasel Family, Teasel Family, משפחת השלמוניים A dense head of concentrated bisexual, slightly irregular, Aster-like flowers; 5 sepals, 4 or 5 united petals, 4 stamens; ovary positioned inferior and consists of 2 united carpels; the fertilized ovule develops into an achene fruit. Genus Dipsacus, קרד Genus Cephalaria, שלמון: […]

Horsetail Division Family Equisetaceae, Horsetail Family, משפחת שבטבטיים Spore producing plants with jointed, abrasive stems; two different stalks: one is the ferile “joint-grass” (a cone-like structure at the top), the other is the sterile “horse-tail”; the spores are wrapped with small bands. Genus Equisetum, שבטבט: Equisetum telmateia, Equisetum maximum, Giant horsetail, שבטבט גדול

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, […]

Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים Family Rutaceae, Rue Family, משפחת פיגמיים Trees, shrubs and herbs; flowers, bisexual, pistil has a superior, usually lobed ovary situated on a nectar disc;5 joined sepals form a cup; inside the cup are 5 petals and many stamens; fruit, capsules, leather-rind berries Genus Ruta, פיגם: Genus Haplophyllum, פיגמית: Haplophyllum buxbaumii, […]

Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים Family Valerianaceae, Valerian Family, משפחת ולריניים Leaves, basal, opposite; flowers can ce bisexual or unisexual, regular or slightly irregular; sepals, unnoticeable, 5 united petals with tiny spurs; 1 to 4 stamens; the ovary is positioned inferior and consists of 3 united carpels; fruit, an achene. Genus Valeriana, ולרינית: Valeriana dioscoridis, […]

Class Dicotyledoneae, dicots, מחלקה דו-פסיגיים Family Rhamnaceae, Buckthorn Family, משפחת אשחריים Shrub or small tree; leaves, simple, alternate or opposite, usually serrated, and sometimes thorns; flowers, usually (but not always) bisexual, mostly regular; 4 to 5 sepals, 4 to 5 (sometimes o) petals, 4 to 5 stamens; stamens alternate with sepals and opposite petals; the […]

Class Monocotyledoneae, monocots, מחלקה חד-פסיגיים Family Cyperaceae, Sedge Family, משפחה גמאיים Sedges: “Sedges have edges”. The leaf bases fit the stem snugly and leaves are keeled; flowers with bristles, hairs or scales in place of sepals and tepals; 3 stamens; ovary positioned superior and consists of 2-3 carpels, seeds are tiny, three- sided nutlets. “Sedges […]

Derivation of the botanical name: Psoralea, ψωραλέος psoraleos, scurfy, scabby, mangy; referring to the glandular dots on the leaves. Bituminaria, Latin and Greek bitumen, Greek asphaltos, concerning bitumen, tar-smelling weed. bituminosa, resembling bitumen. The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father […]

Class Monocotyledoneae, monocots, מחלקה חד-פסיגיים Family Amaryllidaceae, Amaryllis Family, משפחת הנרקיסים Perennial herbs arising from a bulb or rhizomes (underground stems); linear or strap shaped leaves, either crowded around the base of a leafless flowering stem, or arranged in two tight rows along a short stem; leaves are usually hairless and contain mucilage cells, or […]

Derivation of the botanical name: Euphorbia, Εὔφορβος, Euphorbus, after the Numidian physician Euphorbus, physician to Juba II, King of Numidia and Mauretania, about the end of the first century BCE. In classical Greek ευφορβοσ (euphorbos) means well fed. maculata, maculo, to spot, stain, pollute, defile; spotted. nutans, nodding. Chamaesyce, Greek, chamai, on the ground, lowly, […]

Derivation of the botanical name: Senecio, from senex, old man, referring to the gray hairs on the seeds. vernalis, of or belonging to spring. leucanthemifolius, leucos, λευκοϛ, bright, brilliant, clear, white, pale; anthem, ανϑεμον,flower; white flowered. With leaves like Leucanthemum. The standard author abbreviation Waldst. is used to indicate Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein […]