"A land of wheat and barley and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey."
Plants of the Bible
2856 types of plants have been recorded as natives of Israel, and about hundred ten plant names are mentioned in the Bible and scattered throughout much more different entries. Some are referred to many times, some less often, and some only once.
The identification of the plants has posed problems for biblical botanists, for the writers of the Bible were not botanists.
The first attempt to classify this flora is in Genesis 1:11-12, 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.
In the narrative of the creation there is only one general botanical division made, that is to say: (1) grass - deshe (דשא), signifying all low plants, e. g., Cryptogamae; (2) herbs - ‘esebh (עשב), including herbaceous plants; (3) fruit tree - ‘etz pri (עץ פרי), embracing all trees.
Plants of the Bible:
An alphabetical list of the scientific names.
(Dutch) Planten uit de Bijbel: Een alfabetische lijst van Bijbelse planten met Nederlandse namen
Click on plant name to view the corresponding plant information page and Bible resources.
- Abies cilicica
- Acacia (Heb. shittim)
- Acanthus syriacus
- Acorus calamus
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- Althaea setosa, Alcea setosa
- Alkanna tinctoria, Alkanna tuberculata
- Allium ampeloprasum, Allium porrum
- Aloe vera,Aloe barbadensis, Aloe vulgaris
- Amygdalus communis
- Anabasis articulata, Salsola articulata
- Anemone coronaria
- Anethum graveolens
- Anthemis palestina, Anthemis melanolepis
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- Aquilaria agallocha
- Artemisia arborescens
- Arundo donax
- Atriplex halimus
- Balanites aegyptiaca, Ximenia aegyptiaca
- Balm
- Boswellia sacra Flueckiger
- Brassica nigra, Sinapis nigra
- Butomus umbellatus
- Calotropis procera
- Capparis spinosa
- Cedrus libani
- Centaurea iberica
- Ceratonia siliqua
- Cercis siliquastrum
- Cichorium endivia
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum
- Cistus incanus
- Citrullus colocynthis
- Citrus medica
- Commiphora abyssinica, Commiphora habessinica
- Conium maculatum
- Cupressus sempervirens
- Cyperus papyrus
There are no “D” names.
- Echinops viscosus
- Eruca sativa
- Ficus carica
- Ficus sycomorus
- Gundelia tournefortii
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- Hordeum vulgare
- Hyoscyamus albus
- Hyoscyamus aureus
There are no “I” names.
There are no “J” names.
There are no “K” names.
- Laurus nobilis
- Lilium candidum
- Linum
- Lycium europaeum
- Majorana syriaca, Origanum syriacum
- Malva nicaeensis
- Malva sylvestris
- Mandragora autumnalis, Mandragora officinarum
- Mentha longifolia
- Morus alba
- Morus nigra
- Myrtus communis
- Narcissus tazettas
- Nerium oleander
- Notobasis syriaca
- Nymphaea alba
- Olea europaea
- Origanum syriacum
- Phoenix dactylifera
- Phragmites australis, Phragmites communis
- Pinus halepensis
- Pinus pinea
- Pistacia atlantica
- Pistacia lentiscus
- Pistacia palaestina
- Platanus orientalis
- Populus alba
- Populus euphratica
- Prunus armenica
- Punica granatum
- Quercus aegilops
- Quercus boissieri
- Quercus calliprinos
- Quercus infectoria
- Quercus ithaburensis
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- Rhamnus lotus
- Rhamnus spina-christi
- Reichardia tingitana
- Retama raetam
- Ricinus communis
- Rubus sanguineus, Rubus sanctus
- Ruta chalepensis,Ruta bracteosa
- Salix alba
- Salvia dominica, Salvia graveolens
- Sarcopoterium spinosum
- Scolymus maculatus
- Scolymus hispanicus
- Silybum marianum
- Sinapis alba
- Sinapis arvensis
- Styrax officinalis
- Tamarix aphylla, Tamarix articulate
- Triticum aestivum
- Tulipa agenensis,Tulipa oculis-solis, Tulipa sharonensis
- Typha domingensis, Typha australis
- Urtica membranacea, Urtica caudata, Urtica dubia
- Urtica pilulifera, Urtica dodartii
- Urtica urens
- Viburnum tinus
- Vitis vinifera
There are no “W” names.
- Xanthium strumarium,Xanthium occidentale, Xanthium pungens
There are no “Y” names.
- Zilla spinosa
- Ziziphus lotus
- Ziziphus spina-christi
- Zygophyllum dumosum
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