Biblical plants and flowers: Lycium europaeum, Lycium intricatum, Lycium mediterraneum, Boxthorn, European matrimony-vine, European tea tree, אטד אירופי

Lycium is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. [3] The genus has a disjunct distribution around the globe, with species occurring on most continents in temperate …

Lycium, from Lycia, an ancient country in Asia Minor, and / or from the Greek name Lykion used by Dioscorides and Pliny for some thorny tree or shrub. schweinfurthii, for Charles …

The State tree of Israel. The Desert thorn, Jewish Gharqad Tree, Awsaj tree, or the Arabian boxthorn(Lycium shawii), is a species of thorny shrub adapted to desert environments, and …

מגדיר צמחי הבר של ארץ ישראל.Study of wild plants of the holy land, Israel

The dominant dune shrub Retama raetam, was brimming with clouds of white flowers, their scent infusing the air. Lycium schweinfurthii and Ephedra aphylla provided a sub shrub layer whilst …

here you'll find info about the charactaristics, distribution in Isreal and risk assessment for Lycium .

Theophrastus, a colleague of Aristotle, tells of 11cm dates that grew in Israel (as opposed to 4cm today), and Pliny the Elder (1st Century CE) comments on the sweet dates grown in this …

In Israel it grows in Mediterranean maquis, batha communities, and loessial wadis in the steppes areas. S.W. Europe to the Mediterranean. Lycium species Boxthorns have adapted to hot, dry …

The Desert thorn, Jewish Gharqad Tree, Awsaj tree, or the Arabian boxthorn (Lycium shawii), is a species of thorny shrub adapted to desert environments, and can be found throughout the …