TABLE 2.
Vernacular name(s) | Scientific name | Family | Food type |
za’tar balat, duqah adas | Clinopodium serpyllifolium (M. Bieb.) Kuntze | Lamiaceae | Tisane, seasoning |
za’atar | Origanum syriacum L. | Lamiaceae | Herb, seasoning, tisane |
za’tar rumi, za’tar beid, za’itman | Satureja thymbra L. | Lamiaceae | Herb, seasoning, tisane |
za’tar farisi | Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav. | Lamiaceae | Herb, seasoning, tisane |
za’tar sabbal, sabbaleh | Thymbra spicata L. | Lamiaceae | Herb, seasoning, tisane |
maramiyyeh | Salvia fruticosa Mill. | Lamiaceae | Herb, seasoning, tisane |
Waraq lisan, lisseneh | Salvia hierosolymitana Boiss. | Lamiaceae | Cooking green |
humeymsa | Rumex cyprius Murb. | Polygonaceae | Salad green |
za’rur | Crataegus azarolus L. | Rosaceae | Fruit |
qayqab | Arbutus andrachne L. | Ericaceae | Fruit |
seyba’a, sneyba’a | Lotus palaestinus Blatt. | Fabaceae | Fresh vegetable, pulse |
Burreid | Pisum fulvum Sibth. & Sm. | Fabaceae | Fresh vegetable, pulse |
Khobs al ra’i, qurus sitti | Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal | Fabaceae | Fresh vegetable |
kharrub | Ceratonia siliqua L. | Fabaceae | Sweetener |
‘akkoub | Gundelia tournefortii L. | Asteraceae | Cooking vegetable |
helyoun | Asparagus aphyllus L. | Asparagaceae | Cooking vegetable |
za’matot, qarn al ghazal | Cyclamen persicum Mill. | Primulaceae | Cooking vegetable |
Tesdell, O. (editor). 2018 Palestinian Wild Food Plants.