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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;
Rarer varieties of fruit trees, such as wild medlars (Cotoneaster nummularia) and wild cherries (Cerasus prostrata), can be found in elevations of around 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) on Mount Hermon. [211] Still, wild edible fruit trees are plenteous all throughout Israel and Palestine, of which these are the most common in their geographic regions:
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.
The region is home to a variety of plants and animals; at least 47,000 living species have been identified, with another 4,000 assumed to exist. At least 116 mammal species are native to Palestine/Israel, as well as 511 bird species, 97 reptile species, and 7 amphibian species. There are also an estimated 2,780 plant species.
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 ...
The plants form attractive clumps of ivy, lance, or heart-shaped foliage. There are currently more than 20 species of cyclamen, but hardy cyclamen typically is considered the easiest to grow.
Stand of White acacia trees growing in a thicket. Faidherbia albida is known in the Bambara language as balanzan, and is the official tree of the city of Segou on the Niger River in central Mali. [18] According to legend, Segou is home to 4,444 balanzan trees, plus one mysterious "missing tree" – the location of which cannot be identified.
This is a list of ecoregions in Israel. Terrestrial. Israel is in the Palearctic realm. Ecoregions are listed by biome. Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands