Parsha Life Forms and Places

In the Parsha Nitzavim

Plants

Gall
ראש
The Hebrew Rosh of Deuteronomy 29:17 is considered by some scholars to be a reference to hemlock. Other scholars dispute this and suggest instead that it refers to a gall poppy. The term is used in the passage in which God warns the Israelites of the growth of heretical forces from within. He likens them to the poisonous characteristics of the above plant.
Habitat: Near East, Europe.

Hemlock

ראש
The Hebrew Rosh of Deuteronomy 29:17 is considered by some scholars to be a reference to hemlock. Other scholars dispute this and suggest instead that it refers to a gall poppy. The term is mentioned in the passage in which God warns the Israelites of the growth of heretical forces from within. He likens them to the poisonous characteristics of the above plant.
Habitat: Near East, Europe.

Wormwood

לענה
Wormwood is mentioned in Deuteronomy 29:17. In this passage G-d warns the Israelites of the growth of heretical forces from within. These forces are likened to the bitter oil that is extracted from wormwood.
Habitat: North Africa, Central Europe and Asia.