This is a list of all the plants in the Bible arranged alphabetically by common name. For accuracy, the scientific name is also included.
Acacia: | Acacia Tortilis and other species |
Aleppo pine: | Pinus Halepensis |
Aloe: | Aloe Vera |
Apple: | Pyrus Malas |
Balm Of Gilead: | Cistus Incanus and perhaps other species of Cistus |
Barley: | Hordeum Vulgare |
Bean: | Vicia Fava |
Black Cummin: | Nigella Sativa |
Bramble: | Rubus Sanguineus |
Broom: | Retama Raetum |
Calamus: | Acorus calamus |
Caper: | Capparis Spinosa |
Carob: | Ceratonia Siliqua |
Cassia, cinnamon: | Cinnamomum aromaticum, C. zeylandica |
Cedar: | Cedrus libani, Cedar of Lebanon |
Coriander: | Coriandrum sativum |
Cotton: | Gossypium sp. Cotton |
Cummin: | Cuminum Cyminum |
Cypress: | Cupressus sempervirens |
Dill: | Anethum Graveolens |
Dove’s Dung: | Ornithalagum Umbellatum, or perhaps Muscari Commutatum or the seeds of Ceratonia Siliqua |
Ebony: | Diospyros ebenum |
Euphrates poplar: | Populus Euphratica |
Fig: | Ficus Carica |
Flax: | Linum Ustitatissimum |
Frankincense: | Boswellia species |
Galbanum: | Ferula Galbaniflua |
Gall: | Conium Maculatum |
Garlic: | Allium Sativum |
Gourd: | Citrillus Colycinthus |
Grape: | Vitus Vinifera |
Gum Resin: | Pistacia Palaestina |
Gum Tragacanth: | Astragalus Gummifer |
Henna: | Lawsonia Inermis |
Hyssop: | Origanum Syriacum |
Ladanum: | Cistus Incanus |
Laurel: | Laurus Nobilis |
Leeks: | Allium Porrum |
Lentil: | Lens Culinaris |
Lign Aloes or Aloe Wood: | Aquilaria Agallocha |
Lily: | Lilium Candidum |
Mandrake: | Mandragora Autumnalis |
Melon: | Citrullus lanatus |
Millet: | Sorghum Vulgare |
Mint: | Mentha Longifolia |
Mustard: | Brassica Nigra or B. Alba |
Myrrh: | Commiphora Gileadensis |
Myrtle: | Myrtus Communis |
Nettles: | Urtica Pililfera |
Oak: | Quercus Calliprinos and Q. Itharburensis |
Olive: | Olea Europaea |
Onion: | Allium Cepa |
Palm: | Phoenix Dactylifera |
Papyrus: | Cyperus Papyrus |
Pistachio: | Pistacia Vera |
Plane Tree: | Platanus Orientalis |
Pomegranate: | Punica Granatum |
Reed: | Phragmites Australis |
Rose of Sharon: | Gladiolus Italicus |
Rue: | Ruta Chalepensis |
Rush: | Juncus Maritimus or J. Arabicus |
Saffron: | Crocus Sativus |
Sorghum: | Sorghum Vulgare |
Spelt: | Triticum Diococcoides |
Spikenard: | Nardostachys Jatamansi |
Stone Pine: | Pinus Pinaea |
Styrax: | Styrax Officinalis |
Sycomore Fig: | Ficus Sycomorus |
Tamarix: | Tamarix Aphylla, Tamarix |
Tares: | Cephalaria Syriaca or possibly Lolium Temulentum |
Terebinth: | Pistacia Atlantica and P. Palaestina |
Thorn: | Sarcopoterium Spinosum |
Thyine Wood: | Tetraclinis Articulata? or possibly Sandalwood, Santalum Album |
Tragacanth: | Astragalus Gummifer |
Tumbleweed: | Gundelia Tournefortii |
Walnut: | Juglans Regia |
Wheat: | Triticum Aestivum Bread, Bricks, and Beer-Wheat products and T. durum) Roasted Green Wheat |
White Poplar: | Populus Alba |
Willow: | Salix Alba and perhaps others |
Wormwood: | Artemisia Herba-alba or Papaver Somniferum |
Yeast: | Saccharomyces Cerivisae |