Gad is another ordinary common noun in Hebrew. It means 'good luck'. We all want as much of it as we can get. So it is not surprising that it became a proper noun, the name of some people, a tribe of Israel, and a god. The god Gad was not ordinarily identified with Baal.
There currently are five recognized species in the Series Hexagonae, as the Louisiana iris group within the Genus Iris is called. They are: I. brevicaulis, I. fulva, I. hexagona, I. giganticaerulea and I. nelsonii.
The Myrtus genus has three species recognised today: Myrtus communis â Common myrtle; native to the Mediterranean region in southern Europe. Myrtus nivellei â Saharan myrtle; native to North Africa. Myrtus phyllireaefolia