Wild Flowers in the Holy Land

Wild flowers, herbs and plants in Holy Land sites

A cross reference of BibleWalks sites with Nature photos - wild flowers, herbs and plants.

Song of Solomon 2:12: "The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come"

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Sites with wild flowers

Biblical References

Etymology

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Sites with Wild flowers:

The following table lists the sites with special wild flowers, herbs and plants that are featured in BibleWalks site pages.

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Flower's name in English (and Hebrew)	Scientific name	Biblical & Historical References	Featured Site (click & go)	Photo (click to view)
Squirting Cucumbers (Yerikat Hachamor)	Ecballium elaterium	2 Kings 4:38-39: "And Elisha... found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage...".	Tell Regev
"Pretty Carmelite" (Carmelite Na-ah)	Ricotia Brassicaceae	These delicate flowers, which grow among the rocks in most of the Galilee and here near the Carmelite monastery, are cross-shaped and resemble Carmelite crosses.	Stella Maris
Yellow- Asphodel (Ironi-Tzahov)	Asphodeline lutea		Stella Maris
Tower of Bells "Khatamit Zifanit"	Althaea setosa Boiss		Geva Shemen
Hispid Viper's-bugloss (Achna'i)	Echium Angustifolium		Pigeons caves
Israeli Luf	Arum Palaestinum		Pigeons caves
Ephedra plant (Sharvitan Matsui)	Foeminea Forssk	Jerusalem Western wall: a bush of this Ephedra grew in the cracks, and during summer time it dropped water down to the prayer area.	Migdal-Malcha
Corn Poppy (Pereg)	Papaver subpiriforme	Isaiah 40 6-8: "All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field.The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the Lord blows on it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever".	Kh. Zagag
Oriental Viper's Grass (Hardufnin Hatzitzit)	Scorzonera papposa		Migdal- Malcha
Colchicum tauri (Sitvanit Hermon)	Colchicum tauri	Sitvanit is referred in the Mishna, the 2nd C AD books of Jewish practices, where it is said to be used to produce vinegar	Beit Jan
Spiny Hawthorn (Uzrar Kotzani)	Crataegus aronia	One of the Christian traditions is that the Jesus’ crown of thorns was twisted from twigs of the bush, and thus the bush is also called "Christ Thorn"	Beit Jan
Eastern Strawberry (Katlav Matsui)	Arbutus andrachne	2 Samuel 18:9-17: "And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak,..."	Beit Jan
Globe-thistle (Kipodan)	Echinops adenocaulos	Matthew 13 7:"...and the thorns sprung up...".	Zavat
Silverleaf Nightshade	Solanum elaeagnifolium		Zavat
Daffodils (Narkis)	Narcissus	Possibly - Lily of the valleys: Song of Solomon 2 1: "I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys".	Zavat Kabra
Wild white mustard (Hardal Lavan)	Synapis alba		Zavat
Splendid Bindweed (Khavalval-Hasi'akh)	Convolvulus dorycnium		El Khader
(Rakkefet)	Cyclamen persicum		Sharta Migdal Haemek
Barbary Nut (Tsaharon)	Iris sisyrinchium		Sharta
Anemone (Calanit)		Possible identification: Isaiah 17 10: "Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation ... therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants,...".	Sharta
Hyssop Herb (Ezov Matsui, Za'atar)	Origanum syriaca	Exodus 12:22: "And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the basin".	Sharta
Toothpick (Ammita Gdola)	Ammi majus		Kh. Bata
Squill (Hazav)	Urginea maritima	(Legend) Joshua used the squill bulbs to mark the borders between the tribes.	Usha Zippori
Common Giant Fennel (Kelech Matsui)	Ferula communis	Job 30 2: "Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished?"	Tell Beit Shean
Roman Nettle (Sirpad Hakadurim)	Urtica pilulifera	Job 30, 7: "Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together".	Tabor - Greek Orth.
(Charchevina -Makchila)	Eryngium creticum	Charchevina is listed in the Mishna, the 2nd C AD books of Jewish practices, as one of the plants that are allowed as Passover bitter herbs (Passachim 2: 6).	Beit Uriyah
Lilac Chaste Tree - Monk's Pepper (Siach Avraham Matsui)	Vitex agnus-castus	Genesis 22, 13: "And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son".	Hilazon
Jerusalem Spurge ("Khalavluv Meguvshash")	Euphorbia Hierosolymitana	This shrub covers most of Gamla and flowers in the winter, painting the site in yellow-green.	Gamla
Syrian Bear's-breech ("Koziz Suri")	Acanthus Syriacus		Omrit
Blue Lupine ("Turmus He-Harim").	Lupinus pilosus		Omrit
Red Everlasting ("Dam Hamacabim")	Helichrysum sanguineum	According to the legend, the flower commemorates a place where the blood of the 2nd C BC Israelite freedom-fighter has been spilled.	Dan
"Zamzumit Hamidbar"	Desertorum Bellevalia	This desert flower is found in Jordan, Judea, Negev and Sinai. It blooms in winter.	Horkania
Bethlehem Star	Ornithogalum lanceolatum	The star-like flower links to the story of the Bethlehem star, that revealed the birth of Jesus to the wise men.	Kabra

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Biblical references:

These are dozens of references to flowers, herbs and plants in the Bible. Here are some samples -

Song of Solomon 2:12: "The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come"

Psalms 103:15: "As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth."

Proverbs 15:17: "Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith".

Genesis 1:11: "And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so".

Job 14 9:"Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant."

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Etymology (behind the name):

Perach, Perah - Hebrew: flower

Bar - Hebrew: wild

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