Dr. Ori Fragman-Sapir has been the scientific editor of the “Flora of Israel and adjacent areas” website since 2016, and is the second author of the website since 2021. Ori is the scientific director of the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens since 2001. He is an expert on the Mediterranean and West Asian floras, as well as on the wild progenitors of cultivated plants, geophytes, plant conservation and sustainable horticulture.

He studied with professors Avi Shmida, Jaime Kigel and Avinoam Danin. He teaches at the Hebrew University and at the botanical gardens. He also serves as an associate curator at the National Herbarium in the Hebrew University.

Among the books he has authored or co-authored are: Protected Flowers of Israel, Red Data Book – Endangered Plants of  Israel, Flowers of Ein Gedi and the Dead Sea Coast, Israel Florilegium, Beautiful Israel in the Green, Flowers of the Eastern Mediterranean, Flowers of the Transcaucasus, Green Armenia and Flowers of the southern Caucasus.

Ori leads professional botanical excursions in Israel, the Mediterranean and the Caucasus, he is a licensed tour guide and a professional botany photographer.

Contact Ori: [email protected]