Plants of the Bible: White Water Lily (Nymphaea alba)
Karen Also known as European white water lily, white water rose, or white nenuphar, this aquatic flowering plant is native to North Africa, temperate and tropical Asia, and Europe where it…
Plants of the Bible: Christ’s Thorn (Paliurus spina-Christi)
Also known as Jerusalem thorn, garland thorn, or crown of thorns, this deciduous shrub or small tree is native to the Mediterranean region and southwest and central Asia. It is…
Plants of the Bible: Christ’s Thorn Jujube (Zizphus spina-christi)
Christ’s thorn jujube is a shrub or small tree native to Africa, the Levant, and southern and western Asia where it grows in a variety of habitats including deserts, semi-desert…
Plants of the Bible: Roccella tinctoria
Roccella tinctoria is a fruticose perennial lichen found mostly on rocks, boulders, and cliffs along the coasts of the Mediterranean and Macronesia. It is light brown or greenish brown and…
Plants of the Bible: Eastern Prickly Juniper (Juniperus deltoides aka J. oxycedrus)
Native to dry rocky areas of the mountains in Syria, Lebanon, Antilebanons, Galilee, Gilead, and Bashan, this coniferous evergreen is the eastern form of J. oxycedrus which some authorities consider…
Plants of the Bible: English Walnut (Juglans regia)
Also called the Persian walnut, this deciduous tree is native to the area from southeastern Europe to China and belongs to the Juglandaceae plant family that also includes pecan and…
Plants of the Bible: Tarthuth aka Juniper Roots (Cynomorium coccineum)
Also known as Maltese fungus, Maltese mushroom, desert thumb, red thumb, and tarthuth, this perennial plant is not a fungus or even closely related to fungi. It is a flowering…
Plants of the Bible: Bulrush (Cyperus papyrus)
Also known as paper reed and Nile grass, this tender aquatic herbaceous perennial is native to lakes, rivers and swamps of northern Africa, and was cultivated in the Nile Delta…
Plants of the Bible: Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
Also known as Greek hay, fenugreek is a herbaceous annual native to the Mediterranean and Middle East. It is a member of the legume family, Fabaceae, that also includes beans,…
Plants of the Bible: Giant Reed (Arundo donax)
Also known as Persian reed and bulrush this warm season, clump-forming, perennial grass is native to the Greater Middle East and common in Palestine, Syria, and the Sinai peninsula, forming…