Flora of Egypt

Cichorium endivia is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus Cichorium. It is widely cultivated as one of the species of similar bitter-leafed vegetables known as endive and escarole. There is considerable confusion between the species and C. intybus (common chicory).

Medemia argun is a rare species of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) native to Egypt and Sudan. It is the only species in the genus Medemia. The palm's dried dates have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs.

Reseda odorata is a species of flowering plant in the reseda family known by many common names, including garden mignonette and common mignonette. It is probably native to the Mediterranean Basin, but it can sometimes be found growing in the wild as an introduced species in many parts of the world. These introductions are often garden escapees; the plant has long been kept as an ornamental plant for its fragrant flowers, the essential oil of which has been used in perfumes. This is an annual herb, producing branching erect stems to 80 centimeters in maximum height. The inflorescence is a

Allium tel-avivense is a plant species found in Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt, including the Sinai Peninsula. It is a bulb-forming perennial with a small umbel of only a few flowers. Tepals are pink, and the ovary is large, green and conspicuous. Its name comes from the city of Tel Aviv.

Allium desertorum is a species of onion found in Israel, Jordan, Palestine, and Egypt (including Sinai). It is a small bulb-forming perennial; flowers are white with purple midveins along the tepals.

Allium truncatum is a plant species found in Israel, Palestine, Lebanon and Turkey. It is a bulb-forming perennial producing an umbel of many urn-shaped purple flowers.

Enarthrocarpus pterocarpus is a species of plants in the family Brassicaceae.

The watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cucurbitaceae, that has a large, edible fruit. It is a scrambling and trailing vine-like plant, and is widely cultivated worldwide, with more than 1,000 varieties. Watermelons are grown in favorable climates from tropical to temperate regions worldwide for its large edible fruit, which is a berry with a hard rind and no internal divisions, botanically called a pepo. The sweet, juicy flesh is usually deep red to pink, with many seeds that are black when mature, white when immature. Seedless varieties also exist.

Aegilops longissima (syn. Aegilops sharonense Eig, Sitopsis longissima (Schweinf. & Muschl.) Á. Löve, Triticum longissimum (Schweinf. & Muschl.) Bowden, Triticum sharonense L.) is a species in the family Poaceae. It is native to the Levant & Egypt.

Campanula sulphurea, common name yellow bellflower, is a flowering plant in the genus Campanula. The native range of this species is Southwest Syria to Northeast Egypt. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. The flowers are a pale straw colour on the outside with an interior colour a sulphur yellow. It is native to Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine and Israel.

Veronica syriaca, the Syrian speedwell, is a flowering plant species in the family Plantaginaceae.

Carlina curetum is a species of the genus Carlina. It is also called carline thistle. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean, including Crete, the Levant, Israel and Egypt.

Artemisia inculta is a rare perennial species of aromatic undershrub in the family Asteraceae, native to North Africa and select regions of the Middle East.

Zygophyllum dumosum (syn. Tetraena dumosa), the bushy bean-caper, is a species of flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae, native to Egypt, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Levant. It is a dominant shrub in the highlands of the Negev Desert.

Lotus hebranicus is a rare shrubby plant in the genus Lotus ranging Sinai to Eritrea.

Ochthodium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It includes a single species, Ochthodium aegyptiacum, an annual native to Cyprus, Egypt, the Levant, and Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean.

Helichrysum orientale, also known as everlasting and immortelle, is the type species for the genus Helichrysum. It is a native of North Africa, Crete, and parts of Asia bordering on the Mediterranean. It is cultivated in many parts of Europe. It first became known in Europe about the year 1629, and has been cultivated since 1815.

Trigonella berythea (Beirut fenugreek, Arabic: حلبة بيروت) is a plant species in the legume family. Its natural habitat is the subtropical biome and endemic to the Eastern Mediterranean.

Cyperus macrorrhizus is a species of sedge that is native to parts of north eastern Africa and parts of the Middle East.

Ochthodium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It includes a single species, Ochthodium aegyptiacum, an annual native to Cyprus, Egypt, the Levant, and Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean.

Taverniera aegyptiaca is a subshrub or shrub in the legume family, native to arid regions from Egypt and Eritrea through the Arabian Peninsula to Sudan and South Sudan.

Allium curtum is species of flowering plant in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. It is native to Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, the Sinai Peninsula, Syria and Turkey. It is a bulb-forming perennial producing a tight, head-like umbel of green or purple flowers. Subspecies accepted Allium curtum subsp. curtum - Egypt incl Sinai, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus Allium curtum subsp. palaestinum Feinbrun - Rafah region in northeastern Sinai

Lotus arenarius is a trailing plant in the Lotus genus ranging from Central & S. Portugal to S. Spain, Morocco, and Senegal.

Stoibrax is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. Its native range is Spain, Northern Africa.

Allium erdelii is a plant species found in Israel, Palestine Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Libya and Jordan. It is a bulb-forming perennial with a small umbel of creamy-white flowers.

Pancratium sickenbergeri is a species of flowering plant in the Amaryllidaceae family. It is a Saharo-Arabian plant that grows in deserts, such as the Negev. It is native to Israel, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. The flowers look like the Mediterranean species Pancratium maritimum, but the leaves of P. sickenbergeri are curly and the plant is much smaller. Unusually for the desert, the seeds are distributed by floodwaters when they occur in the winter.

Lavandula pubescens, the downy lavender, is a species of flowering, aromatic herbaceous shrub in the family Lamiaceae. Its native range is from the SE. Mediterranean to the Western Arabian Peninsula.

Podonosma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. Its native range is Eastern Mediterranean to Iran.

Plantago crypsoides is a species of annual herb in the family Plantaginaceae. They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves.

The shallot is a cultivar group of the onion. Until 2010, the (French red) shallot was classified as a separate species, Allium ascalonicum. The taxon was synonymized with Allium cepa (the common onion) in 2010, as the difference was too small to justify a separate species. As part of the onion genus Allium, its close relatives include garlic, scallions, leeks, chives, and the Chinese onion.