List of adventive wild plants in Israel

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List of adventive wild plants in Israel refers to species of vascular plants in Israel that were either introduced there by human activity or are of a cultivated origin, and meet at least one of the following criteria:

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The first table lists species which are unquestionably non-indigenous to Israel; a second table lists species whose native distribution in Israel is questionable.

Adventive species

 Binomial nameFamilyHebrew nameNative distributionType of introductionFirst record in IsraelPropagation strategies in IsraelNotes
1 Abutilon theophrasti Malvaceae אבוטילון תיאופרסטוס Eurasia  1942  invasive in cotton fields
2 Acacia cyclops Fabaceae שיטה עגולת-זרעים Australia intentional (forestation) introd. 1920-30  invasive
3 Acacia farnesiana Fabaceae שיטת המשוכות Australia     
4 Acacia paradoxa Fabaceae שיטה דוקרנית Australia intentional introd. 1920-30   
5 Acacia salicina Fabaceae שיטת עלי-הערבה Australia intentional   planted by the JNF, invasive
6 Acacia saligna Fabaceae שיטה כחלחלה Australia intentional (forestation, dune stabilization) introd. 1920-30 seed + vegetative invasive
7 Acacia victoriae Fabaceae שיטת ויקטוריה Australia intentional   planted by the JNF, invasive
8 Achyranthes aspera Amaranthaceae רב-מוץ מחוספס Pantropical  1900   
9 Aegilops cylindrica Poaceae בן-חיטה גלילני Eurasia  1990-95   
10 Agave americana Agavaceae אגבה אמריקנית America intentional (ornamental)    
11 Ailanthus altissima Simarubaceae אילנתה בלוטית Asia intentional (ornamental) introd. 1920-30? seed + vegetative, anemochory invasive
12 Alternanthera pungens Amaranthaceae ביצן דוקרני S. America  1949   
13 Amaranthus albus Amaranthaceae ירבוז לבן America  1879   
14 Amaranthus blitoides Amaranthaceae ירבוז שרוע N. America  1948-9   
15 Amaranthus blitum Amaranthaceae ירבוז מבריק America  1926   
16 Amaranthus cruentus Amaranthaceae ירבוז ירוק-שיבולת N. America  1906   
17 Amaranthus deflexus Amaranthaceae ירבוז נטוי America  1907   
18 Amaranthus graecizans Amaranthaceae ירבוז יווני N. America  1906   
19 Amaranthus muricatus Amaranthaceae ירבוז מוריגי S. America  1964   
20 Amaranthus palmeri Amaranthaceae ירבוז פלמר N. America  1957   
21 Amaranthus retroflexus Amaranthaceae ירבוז מופשל N. America  1906   
22 Amaranthus rudis Amaranthaceae ירבוז הגדות N. America  1970   
23 Amaranthus spinosus Amaranthaceae ירבוז קוצני America  1936–1960   
24 Amaranthus viridis Amaranthaceae ירבוז עדין America  1906   
25 Ambrosia confertiflora Asteraceae אמברוסיה מכונסת America     
26 Ambrosia grayi Asteraceae אמברוסיה גריי N. America     
27 Ambrosia tenuifolia Asteraceae אמברוסיה צרת-עלים America  1991   
28 Ambrosia trifida Asteraceae אמברוסיה שסועה America  1987   
29 Anacyclus radiatus Asteraceae קחווינה מקרינה Mediterranean  1965   
30 Anethum graveolens Apiaceae שבת ריחני Mediterranean intentional (spice)    
31 Anoda cristata Malvaceae אנודה מצויצת N. America  1981  invasive in cotton fields
32 Antirrhinum siculum Plantaginaceae לוע-ארי סיצילי Mediterranean  1889   
33 Araujia sericifera Asclepiadaceae ארויה משיינית S. America intentional 1976  invasive in orchards
34 Arctotheca calendula Asteraceae ארקטותקה משוננת S. Africa intentional (soil stabilization) 2004  invasive
35 Argemone mexicana Papaveraceae ארגמון מכסיקאי America  1953   
36 Artemisia arborescens Asteraceae לענה שיחנית Mediterranean  1875?  possibly introduced by the crusaders
37 Artemisia scoparia Asteraceae לענת המכבד Eurasia  1936   
38 Asparagus setaceus Papaveraceae אספרג מנוצה S. Africa   ornithochory  
39 Aster subulatus Asteraceae אסתר מרצעני N. America  1960  invasive in wet habitats
40 Atriplex canescens Amaranthaceae  N. America  1974?   
41 Atriplex holocarpa Amaranthaceae מלוח ספוגי Australia intentional 1972  invasive in deserts
42 Atriplex muelleri Amaranthaceae מלוח מילר Australia intentional (ornamental and forage)    
43 Atriplex nummularia Amaranthaceae מלוח המטבעות Australia intentional (forage crop) 1975   
44 Atriplex semibaccata Amaranthaceae מלוח הענבות Australia intentional (ornamental) 1933   
45 Atriplex suberecta Amaranthaceae מלוח קטן-פרי Australia  1982~   
46 Avena sativa Poaceae שיבולת-שועל תרבותית cultivated intentional (agriculture)    
47 Azolla filiculoides Azollaceae אזולה שרכית America     
48 Bassia indica Amaranthaceae בסיה הודית Asia  1917  invasive in the Northern Negev and coastline
49 Bassia scoparia Amaranthaceae בסיית המכבד Australia  1933   
50 Bidens pilosa Asteraceae דו-שן שעיר America  1954  invasive
51 Borago officinalis Boraginaceae זיפן רפואי Mediterranean  1987   
52 Borrichia frutescens Asteraceae בוריכיה שיחנית N. America  2000   
53 Bothriochloa saccharoides Poaceae משבל מלבין America     
54 Brassica napus Brassicaceae כרוב הנפוס cultivated intentional (agriculture)    
55 Bromus catharticus Poaceae ברומית גדולה S. America intentional (forage crop) 1939   
56 Bromus commutatus Poaceae ברומית השיפון Eurasia     
57 Callistemon viminalis Myrtaceae קליסטמון אדום Australia intentional (ornamental)    
58 Cardiospermum halicacabum Sapindaceae לבן משולש Pantropical     
59 Carpobrotus edulis Aizoaceae  S. Africa     
60 Cenchrus echinatus Poaceae פוקה קוצנית N. America  1970  invasive mainly in citrus groves
61 Cenchrus incertus Poaceae פוקה דלילה America  1953   
62 Centaurea eriophora Asteraceae דרדר לביד Mediterranean  1988   
63 Chasmanthe aethiopica Iridaceae קסמנתה אתיופית S. Africa intentional (ornamental)    
64 Chenopodium ambrosioides Amaranthaceae כף-אווז ריחנית America  1906   
65 Chenopodium ficifolium Amaranthaceae Europe  1988   
66 Chenopodium missouriense Amaranthaceae כף-אווז מיזורי N. America     
67 Chenopodium urbicum Amaranthaceae  Eurasia  1967   
68 Chloris gayana Poaceae עשבת המרעה Africa intentional 1933   
69 Chloris pycnothrix Poaceae עשבה קהה Africa  1989   
70 Chloris virgata Poaceae עשבה רותמית America?  1959   
71 Ciclospermum leptophyllum Apiaceae כרפסית עדינה America  1990   
72 Cirsium arvense Asteraceae קוצן השדה Eurasia  2006   
73 Cirsium vulgare Asteraceae קוצן החולה Eurasia     
74 Commelina erecta Commelinaceae קומלינה זקופה America    common garden weed
75 Conyza albida Asteraceae קייצת מלבינה S. America  1957 anemochory  
76 Conyza bonariensis Asteraceae קייצת מסולסלת S. America  1896 anemochory invasive in natural habitats
77 Conyza canadensis Asteraceae קייצת קנדית N. America  1939 anemochory  
78 Coronopus didymus Brassicaceae שחליל מכופל America  1984   
79 Cotula anthemoides Asteraceae קוטולה קחוונית Paleotropical  1960   
80 Cupressus sempervirens var. sempervirens Cupressaceae ברוש מצוי, זן צריפי cultivated intentional (ornamental)    
81 Cuscuta campestris Euphorbiaceae כשות השדות N. America  1951   
82 Cymbalaria muralis Plantaginaceae צלצל החומות Mediterranean     
83 Cyperus alternifolius Cyperaceae גומא תרבותי Africa     
84 Cyperus esculentus Cyperaceae גומא נאכל Holoarctic     
85 Cyperus odoratus Cyperaceae גומא ריחני Pantropical  1980-90   
86 Datisca cannabina Datiscaceae דטיסקה קנבית Eurasia    single record
87 Datura ferox Solanaceae דטורה אכזרית Asia  1952  invasive in cotton fields
88 Datura innoxia Solanaceae דטורה נטוית-פרי America  1896  invasive in cotton fields
89 Datura stramonium Solanaceae דטורה זקופת-פרי N. America  1912   
90 Senecio angulatus Asteraceae סביון מטפס S. Africa intentional (ornamental)    
91 Dinebra retroflexa Poaceae זנבה נטויה Paleotropical  1922  invasive in cotton fields
92 Diplotaxis tenuifolia Brassicaceae טוריים צרי-עלים Mediterranean  1941   
93 Dodonaea viscosa Sapindaceae דודוניאה דביקה Pantropical intentional (ornamental) 1938 anemochory invasive
94 Dyssodia tenuiloba Asteraceae דיסודיה צרת-עלים C. America     
95 Eclipta prostrata Asteraceae אל-ציצית לבנה N. America  1917   
96 Ehrharta erecta Poaceae אורזית זקופה Africa  1999   
97 Eichhornia crassipes Pontederiaceae אייכהורניה עבת-רגל S. America    invasive in water bodies
98 Einadia nutans Amaranthaceae אינדיה נטויה Australia intentional after 1950 ornithochory  
99 Eleusine indica Poaceae דגנה הודית Paleotropical  1935   
100 Elodea canadensis Hydrocharitaceae אלודאה קנדית America     
101 Enchylaena tomentosa Amaranthaceae לחן לביד Australia intentional after 1950 ornithochory  
102 Eragrostis echinochloidea Poaceae בן-חילף דמוי-דוחנית S. Africa accidental? (arrived with migrating birds?) 1980  invasive in the Arava Valley
103 Eragrostis japonica Poaceae בן-חילף מופסק Paleotropical  1927   
104 Eragrostis palmeri Poaceae בן-חילף פלמר America  1970  invasive in the coastline
105 Eragrostis prolifera Poaceae בן-חילף משגשג Pantropical  1953  invasive in the coastline
106 Eragrostis sarmentosa Poaceae בן-חילף הביצות S. Africa  1923   
107 Eragrostis tef Poaceae בן-חילף טף cultivated (Africa) intentional (food)    
108 Eragrostis virescens Poaceae בן-חילף ירקרק S. America     
109 Eucalyptus camaldulensis Myrtaceae אקליפטוס המקור Australia intentional (forestation) introd. 1884  planted by the JNF
110 Euphorbia cyathophora Euphorbiaceae  America  2004   
111 Euphorbia graminea Euphorbiaceae חלבלוב דגני C. America  2007   
112 Euphorbia heterophylla (E. geniculata) Euphorbiaceae חלבלוב קעור America  1941  invasive in cotton fields
113 Euphorbia hirta Euphorbiaceae חלבלוב הכדורים America  1924   
114 Euphorbia lasiocarpa Euphorbiaceae חלבלוב שעיר-פרי America  1972  invasive in gardens
115 Euphorbia maculata (E. nutans) Euphorbiaceae חלבלוב נטוי N. America  1940   
116 Euphorbia oblongata Euphorbiaceae חלבלוב מוארך Mediterranean  2006   
117 Euphorbia prostrata Euphorbiaceae חלבלוב פושט America  1948  invasive throughout Israel
118 Euphorbia serpens Euphorbiaceae חלבלוב זוחל N. America  1940–1980  invasive throughout Israel
119 Euphorbia supina Euphorbiaceae חלבלוב מאדים America  1974   
120 Falopia convolvulus Polygonaceae פלופיה חבלבלית Europe  1982   
121 Ficus bengalensis Moraceae פיקוס בנגלי Asia intentional (ornamental)  ornithochory invasive
122 Ficus benjamina Moraceae פיקוס השדרות Asia intentional (ornamental)  ornithochory invasive
123 Ficus religiosa Moraceae פיקוס קדוש Asia intentional (ornamental)  ornithochory invasive
124 Ficus sycomorus Moraceae פיקוס השקמה Africa intentional    
125 Galenia pubescens Aizoaceae גלניה שעירה S. Africa  1970   
126 Galinsoga parviflora Asteraceae גלינסוגה קטנת-פרחים S. America  1950  invasive
127 Gamochaeta pensylvanica Asteraceae לבדן פנסילבני America  1985   
128 Guizotia abyssinica Asteraceae גיזוטיה צרת-עלים Africa intentional    
129 Gynandropsis gynandra Capparaceae  Paleotropical     
130 Hedysarum coronarium Fabaceae  Mediterranean  1986   
131 Helianthus annuus Asteraceae חמנית מצויה N. America accidental (arrived with fish food from the USA?) 1977   
132 Heliotropium curassavicum Boraginaceae עוקץ-עקרב בשרני America     
133 Heterotheca subaxillaris Asteraceae טיונית החולות N. America intentional (dune stabilization) introd. 1975 anemochory invasive
134 Hordeum distichum Poaceae שעורה דו-טורית cultivated intentional (agriculture)    
135 Hordeum vulgare Poaceae שעורה תרבותית cultivated intentional (agriculture)    
136 Ipomoea coccinea Convolvulaceae לפופית מאדימה N. America     
137 Ipomoea hederacea Convolvulaceae לפופית הקיסוס America  1984   
138 Ipomoea indica Convolvulaceae  Pantropical  1962   
139 Ipomoea pes-caprae Convolvulaceae לפופית רגל-העז Paleotropical  1962   
140 Ipomoea triloba Convolvulaceae לפופית משולשת America  1984   
141 Iris albicans Iridaceae אירוס לבנבן Asia intentional (ornamental)   planted in Muslim cemeteries
142 Lantana camara Verbenaceae לנטנה ססגונית America intentional (ornamental)  ornithochory invasive
143 Lathyrus hirsutus Fabaceae טופח שעיר Eurasia     
144 Lathyrus palustris Fabaceae טופח הביצות Holoarctic  1999   
145 Lavatera arborea Malvaceae מעוג השיח Mediterranean     
146 Lens culinaris Fabaceae עדשה תרבותית cultivated intentional (agriculture)    
147 Lepidium ruderale Brassicaceae שחליים עדינים Eurasia     
148 Lepidium sativum Brassicaceae שחליים תרבותיים Mediterranean intentional    
149 Leptochloa mucronata Poaceae דו-מוץ חדוד America     
150 Leptochloa uninervia Poaceae דו-מוץ מעורק America     
151 Leucaena leucocephala Fabaceae צחר כחלחל C. America intentional (ornamental)    
152 Linum usitatissimum Linaceae פשתה תרבותית cultivated intentional (agriculture)    
153 Lonicera japonica Caprifoliaceae יערה יפנית Asia intentional (ornamental)  ornithochory  
154 Lupinus albus Fabaceae תורמוס תרבותי cultivated (Mediterranean) intentional (agriculture)    
155 Lupinus hispanicus Fabaceae תורמוס ספרדי Mediterranean     
156 Maireana brevifolia Amaranthaceae מאירית קצרת-עלים Australia intentional (ornamental and forage) 1948   
157 Maireana sedifolia Amaranthaceae מאירית צוריתית Australia  1980?   
158 Mantisalca salmantica Asteraceae מנטיסלקה מדברית Mediterranean  1966   
159 Matthiola incana Brassicaceae מנתור אפור Mediterranean     
160 Medicago sativa Fabaceae אספסת תרבותית Eurasia intentional (agriculture)    
161 Melia azedarach Meliaceae אזדרכת מצויה Asia intentional (ornamental) introd. 1577 seed + vegetative, ornithochory invasive
162 Mesembryanthemum acinacifolium Aizoaceae אהל האצבעות Africa intentional (ornamental)  vegetative invasive in the coastline
163 Misopates calycinum Plantaginaceae לועית ארוכת-גביע Mediterranean  1986   
164 Momordica balsamina Cucurbitaceae לעוסית מטפסת Paleotropical  1884   
165 Morus alba Moraceae תות לבן Asia intentional (ornamental and food)  ornithochory planted by the JNF
166 Najas guadalupensis Hydrocharitaceae ניידת גואדלופ America     
167 Narcissus papyraceus Amaryllidaceae נרקיס מלבין Mediterranean intentional (ornamental)    
168 Nicandra physalodes Solanaceae ניקנדרה בוענית America  1986   
169 Nicotiana glauca Solanaceae טבק השיח S. America  introd. 1898  invasive throughout Israel
170 Nothoscordum inodorum Alliaceae אחישום מצוי America  2004   
171 Oenothera biennis Onagraceae נר-הלילה הדו-שנתי America  1989   
172 Oenothera drummondii Onagraceae נר-הלילה החופי N. America  1912   
173 Oenothera laciniata Onagraceae נר-הלילה המפוצל N. America  1985   
174 Oenothera rosea Onagraceae נר-הלילה הורוד N. America intentional (ornamental) 1890   
175 Opuntia ficus-indica Cactaceae צבר מצוי C. America intentional (fence plant) 1894   
176 Ornithogalum arabicum Hyacinthaceae נץ-חלב ערבי Mediterranean intentional (ornamental)    
177 Oxalis corniculata Oxalidaceae חמציץ קטן Pantropical?  1906 seed invasive, common in gardens and lawns
178 Oxalis stricta (O. europaea) Oxalidaceae  N. America  1983   
179 Oxalis pes-caprae Oxalidaceae חמציץ נטוי S. Africa intentional 1906 vegetative only invasive
180 Panicum antidotale Poaceae דוחן הערבה Asia intentional (forage crop) 1948  invasive in the Arava Valley
181 Panicum capillare Poaceae דוחן נימי N. America  1924  invasive in gardens and agricultural fields
182 Panicum coloratum Poaceae דוחן מכחיל Africa     
183 Panicum maximum Poaceae דוחן קיפח Africa  1970   
184 Panicum miliaceum Poaceae דוחן תרבותי Asia  1926   
185 Papaver somniferum Papaveraceae פרג תרבותי Mediterranean intentional (agriculture)    
186 Parkinsonia aculeata Fabaceae פרקינסוניה שיכנית America intentional   invasive
187 Parthenium hysterophorus Asteraceae פרתניון אפיל America  1979-80  invasive
188 Paspalum dilatatum Poaceae פספלון מורחב America intentional (forage crop) 1970  invasive in wet habitats
189 Paspalum distichum Poaceae פספלון דו-טורי America  1939   
190 Passiflora morifolia Passifloraceae שעונית התות America intentional 1984   
191 Pennisetum clandestinum Poaceae זיף-נוצה חבוי America     
192 Pennisetum purpureum Poaceae זיף-נוצה ארגמני Africa intentional (ornamental)    
193 Phyllanthus rotundifolius Euphorbiaceae פילנתוס עגול-עלים Paleotropical  1978   
194 Physalis angulata Solanaceae בוען מצולע Africa  1977   
195 Physalis peruviana Solanaceae בוען נאכל S. America     
196 Phytolacca americana Phytolaccaceae פיטולקה אמריקנית N. America  1898 ornithochory invasive in the Hulla Valley
197 Pimpinella anisum Apiaceae כמנון האניס Mediterranean intentional (spice)    
198 Pinus brutia Pinaceae אורן קפריסאי Mediterranean intentional (forestation)   planted by the JNF
199 Pinus pinea Pinaceae אורן הצנובר Mediterranean intentional (forestation)   planted by the JNF
200 Pistacia vera Anacardiaceae אלה אמיתית Asia intentional (food)    
201 Pistia stratiotes Araceae  Pantropical     
202 Polygonum aviculare Polygonaceae ארכובית צרת-עלים Eurasia     
203 Populus nigra Salicaceae צפצפה שחורה Eurasia intentional (ornamental)    
204 Prosopis juliflora Fabaceae ינבוט המסקיטו America intentional (ornamental)    
205 Punica granatum Punicaceae רימון מצוי Asia intentional (food)    
206 Reseda odorata Resedaceae רכפה ריחנית Mediterranean     
207 Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae קיקיון מצוי Africa intentional   invasive
208 Robinia pseudoacacia Fabaceae רוביניה בת-השיטה N. America intentional (ornamental)  anemochory  
209 Rorippa prostrata Brassicaceae רוריפה שרועה Europe accidental (arrived with bulbs imported from the Netherlands) 1984   
210 Rosmarinus officinalis Lamiaceae רוזמרין רפואי Mediterranean intentional (ornamental)    
211 Salix babylonica Salicaceae ערבת בבל Asia intentional (ornamental)    
212 Salvinia natans Salviniaceae סלביניה צפה Eurasia intentional (ornamental) 1988   
213 Sambucus nigra Caprifoliaceae סמבוק שחור Eurasia  1925   
214 Schinus lentiscifolius Anacardiaceae  S. America intentional (ornamental)    
215 Schinus molle Anacardiaceae פלפלון רך S. America intentional (ornamental) introd. 1920-30?   
216 Schinus terebinthifolius Anacardiaceae פלפלון דמוי-אלה S. America intentional (ornamental)  ornithochory  
217 Schoenefeldia gracilis Poaceae שנפלדיה עדינה Paleotropical  1998   
218 Secale cereale Poaceae שיפון תרבותי cultivated intentional (agriculture)    
219 Senna obtusifolia (Cassia obtusifolia) Fabaceae סנא קהה Paleotropical  1985   
220 Sesbania sesban Fabaceae ססבניה מצרית Paleotropical intentional   invasive mostly in the Jordan Valley
221 Setaria adhaerens Poaceae זיפן מצוי Mediterranean  1911  invasive
222 Setaria glauca Poaceae זיפן כחלחל Paleotropical  1929  invasive
223 Setaria verticillata Poaceae זיפן הדורים Mediterranean  1996  invasive
224 Setaria viridis Poaceae זיפן ירוק Europe  1922  invasive
225 Sida acuta Malvaceae סידה מחודדת C. America  1980   
230 Solanum crinitum Solanaceae סולנום גדול S. America  1999   
226 Solanum cornutum Solanaceae סולנום המקור America accidental 1953   
227 Solanum dulcamara Solanaceae סולנום עדין Europe  1983   
228 Solanum elaeagnifolium Solanaceae סולנום זיתני N. America accidental 1957  invasive
229 Solanum laciniatum Solanaceae סולנום שסוע Australia  1985   
231 Sorghum virgatum Poaceae דורה רותמית Africa  1922  invasive in cotton fields and gardens
232 Sporobolus indicus Poaceae מדחול הודי widely distributed     
233 Sternbergia lutea Amaryllidaceae חלמונית צהובה Mediterranean intentional (ornamental)    
234 Stipa papposa Poaceae מלעניאל הציצית S. America     
235 Tagetes minuta Asteraceae טגטס קטן S. America intentional 1970  invasive
236 Tamarix chinensis Tamaricaceae אשל סיני Asia     
237 Tetragonia tetragonioides Aizoaceae רבועה שרועה America  1932   
238 Tipuana tipu Fabaceae מכנף נאה America intentional (ornamental)  anemochory  
239 Trianthema portulacastrum Aizoaceae שלשי רגלני S. America  1967  invasive
240 Trifolium alexandrinum Fabaceae תלתן אלכסנדרוני cultivated     
241 Trigonella foenum-graecum Fabaceae גרגרנית החילבה cultivated intentional (agriculture)    
242 Triticum aestivum Poaceae חיטה רכה cultivated intentional (agriculture)    
243 Triticum durum Poaceae חיטה קשה cultivated intentional (agriculture)    
244 Tropaeolum majus Tropaeolaceae כובע הנזיר cultivated (S. America) intentional (ornamental)  vegetative invasive
245 Urochloa panicoides Poaceae נסמנית הדוחן Africa  1998   
246 Urochloa texana Poaceae נסמנית טקסס N. America  1989   
247 Verbesina encelioides Asteraceae כנפון זהוב N. America  1971  invasive
248 Vicia benghalensis Fabaceae בקיה ארגמנית Mediterranean intentional 1941   
249 Washingtonia filifera Arecaceae ושינגטוניה חוטית N. America intentional (ornamental) c. 1900 ornithochory  
250 Washingtonia robusta Arecaceae ושינגטוניה חסונה America intentional (ornamental)  ornithochory  
251 Xanthium italicum Asteraceae לכיד איטלקי America  before 1950   
252 Xanthium spinosum Asteraceae לכיד קוצני S. America  1912   
253 Xanthium strumarium Asteraceae לכיד הנחלים America  1921  invasive in wet habitats and cotton fields

Questionable native distribution

 Binomial nameFamilyHebrew nameNative distributionFirst record in IsraelPropagation strategies in IsraelNotes
254 Aloe vera Asphodelaceae אלוי אמיתי Mediterranean    
255 Celtis australis Cannabaceae מיש דרומי Mediterranean    
256 Dalbergia sissoo Fabaceae סיסם הודי Asia 1985 anemochory common as ornamental plant
257 Elaeagnus angustifolia Elaeagnaceae יצהרון מכסיף Eurasia    
258 Ipomoea cairica Convolvulaceae לפופית כפנית Paleotropical 1875  common as ornamental plant
259 Prunus dulcis Rosaceae שקד מצוי Middle East ancient  widely grown in cultivation

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