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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;
The tree is found primarily in the mountainous districts of the country and in Galilee. The tree is protected under Israeli law. [143] [233] Quercus spp. Oak (Arabic: balūṭ; sindiyān; mallūl) There are five species of oak trees growing in Israel and Palestine, all of which are protected under Israeli law. [234]
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 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 ...
Shittah tree [1] (Hebrew: שִׁטָּה) or the plural "shittim" [2] was used in the Tanakh to refer to trees belonging to the genera Vachellia and Faidherbia (both formerly classed in Acacia). Faidherbia albida , Vachellia seyal , Vachellia tortilis , and Vachellia gerrardii can be found growing wild in the Sinai Desert and the Jordan River ...
The Judean date palm at Ketura, Israel, nicknamed Methuselah. The Judean date palm is a date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) grown in Judea.It is not clear whether there was ever a single distinct Judean cultivar, but dates grown in the region have had distinctive reputations for thousands of years, and the date palm was anciently regarded as a symbol of the region and its fertility.
Over four million trees have been planted, mostly coniferous trees - Aleppo Pine and Cypress, but also many broad leafed trees such as Atlantic terebinth, tamarisk, jujube, carob, olive, fig, eucalyptus and acacia, as well as vineyards and various shrubs. Yatir Forest has changed the arid landscape of the northern Negev, despite the pessimism ...
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.