Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden's Plants of the Scriptures presentation highlights plants mentioned in the Bible.
The ivy, papyrus, and redbud (Cercis) are all similar species to those mentioned in the Bible, but not exact matches.
5. Papyrus
Ah, land of whirring wings which is beyond the
rivers of Ethiopia; which sends ambassadors by
the Nile, in vessels of papyrus upon the waters!
Isaiah 18: 1-2
11. Black Cumin
When hath made plain the face thereof, doth he
not cast abroad the fitches and scatter the
cummin?..
Isaiah 28:25-27
12. Pomegranate
Punica granatum
Symbol of fertility; seeds = number of laws God gave to
Israel; served as pattern for Solomon’s crown
13. Pomegranate
Your lips are like a scarlet thread, and your mouth is
lovely. Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate
behind your veil.
Song of Solomon 4:3
15. Ivy
And when the feast of Dionysius came, they were
compelled to walk in the procession in honour of
Dionysius, wearing wreaths of ivy.
II Maccabees 6:7
17. Castor Oil
And the Lord God appointed a plant, and made it come
up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to
save him from his discomfort…
Jonah 4:6-7
18. Barley
Hordeum vulgare
Barley mentioned 30 times (Revelation, Ruth,
John, Ezekiel); usually in contrast with wheat.
Barley less desirable.
19. Barley
…A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of
barley for a penny…
Revelation 6:6
20. Wheat
Triticum durum
A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and
fig trees, and pomegranates.
Deuteronomy 8:8