Plant

Doctor caught yellow-handed at Ben-Gurion attempting to smuggle 300 banana saplings from Thailand

Customs inspectors at Ben-Gurion Airport discovered about 300 banana saplings and staghorn ferns in five suitcases belonging to a passenger returning from Thailand.

Unusual seizure at Ben-Gurion Airport: A doctor from central Israel tried to bring in 300 seedlings from Thailand without a permit from the Agriculture Ministry.
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Israeli scientists make plants produce milk protein, paving way for cow-free dairy

The rare bristly cephalaria growing in the Jerusalem Botanical Garden as part of the joint initiative with KKL-JNF.

KKL-JNF aiming to preserve endangered plant species at Jerusalem Botanical Garden, Eshtaol Nursery

Houseplants affect air quality and create a pleasant sense of freshness

6 plants that will help you cool the house


Want to revive your dead plants? Here's a neat trick

One woman's social media posts have led many to believe that her green thumb can help "revolutionize" how people bring dead plants back to life.

 Dead plants in a pot

380 new species discovered in Southeast Asia - WWF

The new species include 24 amphibians, 19 fish, one mammal, 290 plants and 46 reptiles.

A lizard drinks from a Hibiscus flower in Singapore, September 29, 2022.

Umbrella-shaped plants can be seen outdoors in Israel's nature during summer

Some of these umbrella-shaped plants have a multitude of medicinal properties.

 Umbrella-shaped plants can be seen outdoors in Israel's nature during summer.

Kenya, Israel to establish 'Zion Forest' in Machakos County

"The Kenyans are very religious people, mostly Christians, and for them, Zion has a lot of meaning," Margovsky told The Jerusalem Post.

 Kenyan First Lady Mama Rachel Ruto visits with representatives of KKL-JNF during a visit to Israel in May 2023

South African 'wooly umbrella' plant could be used to treat pain - Israeli study

The team revealed the series of biochemical steps the plant takes when it makes these compounds and also showed how these steps can be reproduced in the lab.

 Woolly umbrella, a relative of sunflowers and lettuce, blooms in a Weizmann Institute greenhouse

Ex-Israeli medical practitioner launches new plant nursery, social hub

The full name of the project is Mashtelat HaMifgash Leharhavat Hatoda’ah – The Plant Meeting Place for Broadening the Consciousness

 ALL AND sundry are most welcome to the new Mashtelat HaMifgash social and communal hub. Pictured: Yael Stein.

The allure of the milk thistle - opinion

Milk thistles, beautiful to look at, poisonous to eat.

 thistle

Witnessing the land of Israel in bloom

How fitting it is that the Knesset celebrates its anniversary on Tu Bishvat. All of our leaders should spend a few days out in nature at the time of its blooming.

 The land of Israel is in boom

Man infected with killer fungus makes medical history - study

Chondrostereum purpureum causes a fungal disease called Silver Leaf which most attacks species of the rose family.

 Chondrostereum purpureum.

Do plants actually emit sounds? - study

The click-like sounds, similar to the popping of popcorn, are emitted at a volume similar to human speech.

Illustrative image of plants.