English common name

Latin name

Family

English transliteration

Negev acacia

Acacia gerrardii Bentham subsp. negevensis

Mimosaceae

B

shitah

spiraled acacia

Acacia raddiana Savi

Mimosaceae

B

shitah

almond

Amygdalus communis L.

Rosaceae

B

shaked, luz

rose of Jericho

Anastatica hierochuntica L.

Cruciferae

shoshanat yerhikho

strawberry tree

Arbutus andrachne L.

Ericaceae

k'talav

asphodel

Asphodelus ramosus Miller

Liliaceae

T

yavlit

saltplant

Atriplex halimus L.

Chenopodiaceae

B

maluakh

balm of Gilead (possible )

Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile

Zygophyllaceae

B?

tzori, zakum

Sodom apple

Calotropis procera Aiton fil.

Asclepiadaceae

B

a'ra'r

spiny broom

Calycotome villosa (Poiret) Link

Papilionaceae

B

ezrakh

caper

Capparis spinosa L.

Capparaceae

T

tzalaf

cedar

Cedrus libani Loud.

Pinaceae

B

erez

carob, also St. John's bread

Ceratonia siliqua L.

Caesalpiniaceae

B(?)
,T

kharuv

Mediterranean redbud, also Judas tree

Cercis siliquastrum L.

Caesalpiniaceae

klil hakhoresh

varthemia

Chiliadenus iphionoides (Boiss. et Blanche) Brullo

Compositae

bar sela

pink rockrose (possible source of ladanum)

Cistus creticus L.

Cistaceae

B?

lot, lotem varod

white rockrose (possible source of ladanum)

Cistus salviifolius L.

Cistaceae

B?

lot, lotem lavan

fragrant rockrose (possible source of ladanum)

Cistus sp.

Cistaceae

B?

lot, lotem davik

citron, also etrog

Citrus medica L.

Rutaceae

T

etrog

myrrh (possible )

Commiphora abyssinica Engl.

Burseraceae

B?

mor, commifora

thyme

Coridothymus capitatus (L.) Reichenb.

Labiatae

T

siyya

hawthorn

Crataegus aronia (L.) D.C.

Rosaceae

B,T

tapuakh, uzrad

cypress

Cupressus sempervirens L.

Cupressaceae

B

te'ashur

papyrus

Cyperus papyrus L.

Cyperaceae

B

gomeh

fig

Ficus carica L.

Moraceae

B

te'ena

sycomore, also Egyptian fig

Ficus sycomorus L.

Moraceae

B

shikma

barley

Hordeum sp.

Gramineae

B

seora

inula

Inula viscosa (L.) Ait.

Compositae

B

sirpad

walnut

Juglans regia L.

Juglandaceae

B

egoz

laurel, also sweet bay (possible oil tree)

Laurus nobilis L.

Lauraceae

B,T

etz-shemen, dafna

Spanish lavender

Lavandula stoechas L.

Labiatea

T

ezov kokhli

henna

Lawsonia inermis L.

Lythraceae

B

(eshkol ha-) koffer

Madonna lily

Lilium candidum L.

Liliaceae

B

shoshan

boxthorn

Lycium europaeum L.

Solanaceae

yikshat

loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria L.

Lythraceae

shanit

hyssop

Majorana syriaca (L.) Rafin. (Origanum Maru L.)

Labiatae

B

ezov

mandrake

Mandragora autumnalis Bertol.

Solanaceae

B

dudaim

tea hyssop

Micromeria fruticosa (L.) Druce

Labiatea

T

ezov beit diklai, ezov hatey

myrtle

Myrtus communis L.

Myrtaceae

B

hadass

narcissus (possible lily of the valley)

Narcissus tazetta L.

Amaryllidaceae

B

shoshanat ha'amkim, narkiss

oleander

Nerium oleander L.

Apocynaceae

T

harduf

olive

Olea europaea L.

Oleaceae

B

zayit

sand lily

Pancratium maritimum L.

Amaryllidaceae

khavatzelet hakhof

date palm

Phoenix dactylifera L.

Palmae

B

tamar

reed

Phragmites australis (Cav.) Steudel

Gramineae

B

kaneh

Jerusalem pine (possible oil tree)

Pinus halepensis Miller

Pinaceae

B

oren

gum terebinth (possible balm of Gilead)

Pistacia lentiscus L.

Anacardiaceae

B(?)
,T

tzori, mastikin, elat hamastik

terebinth

Pistacia palaestina Boiss.

Anacardiaceae

B

elah

pistachio

Pistacia vera L.

Anacardiaceae

B,T

botnim, botna, elat habotnim

plane tree

Platanus orientalis L.

Platanaceae

B,T

armon, dolev

white poplar

Populus alba L.

Salicaceae

B

tzaftzafa (makhsifa)

willow-poplar, also Euphrates poplar

Populus euphratica Oliver

Salicaceae

B,T

arava, khilfa-gila

poplar

Populus nigra L.

Salicaceae

B

tzaftzafa

prickly prosopis

Prosopis farcta Macbride

Mimosaceae

B,T

kharul, hizma (pl. hizmi)

pomegranate

Punica granatum L.

Punicaceae

B

rimon

apple

Pyrus malus L.

Rosaceae

B

tapuakh

wild pear

Pyrus syriaca Boiss.

Rosaceae

agass bar

Kermes oak

Quercus calliprinos Webb

Fagaceae

B

alon, na'atzutz

Tabor oak

Quercus ithaburensis Decaisne

Fagaceae

B

alon, nahalol

white broom

Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb

Papilionaceae

B

rotem

buckthorn

Rhamnus lycioides L. subsp. graeca Tutin

Rhamnaceae

T

etzbonit

sumac

Rhus coriaria L.

Anacardiaceae

T

og

castor oil tree, also Jonah's gourd

Ricinus communis L.

Euphorbiaceae

B

kikayon

wild rose, also dog rose

Rosa canina L.

Rosaceae

T

shoshana, vered (hakelev)

madder

Rubia tenuifolia Dum.-Urville

Rubiaceae

T

puah shel tzlaot

dyer's madder

Rubia tinctorum L.

Rubiaceae

T

puah shel idit, puat hatzabaim

raspberry

Rubus sanguineus Friv.

Rosaceae

T

sneh, petel

willow

Salix acmophylla Boiss.

Salicaceae

B

arava

pungent sage

Salvia dominica L.

Labiatae

B

moriah (kharifa)

three-leafed sage

Salvia fruticosa Miller

Labiatae

B

moriah (meshuleshet)

Jerusalem sage

Salvia hierosolymitana Boiss.

Labiatae

B

moriah (hararit)

Judean sage

Salvia judaica Boiss.

Labiatae

B

moriah, moriat yehuda

land of Israel sage

Salvia palaestina Bentham

Labiatae

B

moriah†(eretz israelit)

thorny burnet, also poterium

Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach

Rosaceae

B,T

seerim, seera

whorled savory

Satureja thymbra L.

Labiatae

T

ezov romi

golden thistle

Scolymus maculatus L.

Compositae

B

khoakh

yellow broom

Spartium junceum L.

Papilionaceae

akhirotem

storax

Styrax officinalis L.

Styracaceae

B

livneh

tamarisk

Tamarix sp.

Tamaricaceae

B

eshel

poley

Teucrium polium L.

Labiatea

T

ezovion

spiked thymbra

Thymbra spicata L.

Labiatae

T

ezov midbari

wheat

Triticum sp.

Gramineae

B

khitta

Sharon tulip (possible rose of Sharon)

Tulipa sharonensis Dinsm.

Liliaceae

B

khavatzelet hasharon

cattail

Typha domingensis (Pers.) Steudel

Typhaceae

B

soof

white squill

Urginea maritima (L.) Baker

Liliaceae

T

khatzav

Abraham's bush

Vitex agnus-castus L.

Verbenaceae

siakh avraham

grapevine

Vitis vinifera L.

Vitaceae

B

gefen

jujube

Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf.

Rhamnaceae

B

atad

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