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List of endemic flora of Israel refers to flowers, plants and trees endemic to Israel. There are 2,867 known species of plants. Aegilops sharonensis. Allium papillare. Allium telavivense. Anacamptis israelitica. Anthemis brachycarpa. Anthemis leucanthemifolia. Aristida sieberiana.
Flowers of Israel. The wildlife of Israel includes the flora and fauna of Israel, which is extremely diverse due to the country's location between the temperate and the tropical zones, bordering the Mediterranean Sea in the west and the desert in the east. Species such as the Syrian brown bear and the Arabian ostrich have become extinct in ...
Israel Nature and National Parks Protection Authority, The National Herbarium of The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and ROTEM - Israel plant information center. 1999. Shmida, Avi, MAPA's dictionary of plants and flowers in Israel, MAPA publishers, 2005 (Hebrew). Flora of Israel Online, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, retrieved October 2008.
National flower – Anemone coronaria. Anemone. In September 2007 the cyclamen (רקפת, more exactly Cyclamen persicum) was elected as the national flower of the State of Israel and as its official representative in the botanical exhibition "We Are One World" held in Beijing. The cyclamen won over by a small margin over the Anemone coronaria ...
In the times of the Holy Jewish Temple, olive trees, olive oil, and olives played significant roles in various aspects of religious rituals and practices. Olive oil was crucial for lighting the Menorah inside the Temple. The Menorah was a central fixture in the Temple's sanctuary. Pure olive oil was used to keep the Menorah burning continuously.
Wild edible plants of Israel and Palestine. Capparis spinosa. Asparagus aphyllus. Arum palaestinum. Lactuca serriola. Wild edible plants in the geographical region known as Israel, like in other countries, have been used to sustain life in periods of scarcity and famine, [1][2] or else simply used as a supplementary food source [3] for ...
The forests of contemporary Israel are mainly the result of a massive afforestation campaign by the Jewish National Fund (JNF). This article is a list of these forests . In the 19th century and up to World War I , the Ottoman Empire cleared the land of Israel of its natural reserves of pine and oak trees, in order to build railways across the ...
WGSRPD code: PAL-IS (level 4) This category contains articles related to the flora of Israel. It includes flora taxa that are native to Israel. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. For the purposes of this category, "Israel" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for ...