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Andrachne aspera is a shy perennial of the hot deserts. Near the Dead Sea you can find it often growing under rocks. It has the tiniest flowers. This is the maximum closeup i could get with a 1:1 magnification.
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Chrozophora oblongifolia is a rare desert shrublet. It has typical narrow leaves.
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We found this delicate and beautiful perennial in forest edges.
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this is a young panda at the Chengdu breeding panda centre.
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this beautiful endemic perennial is found only in Mt Etna, Sicily. One of the dirst flowers to bloom.
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Chrozophora oblongifolia is a rare desert shrublet. It has typical narrow leaves.
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Hypericum calycinum is a low plant with huge attractive flowers.
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Passiflora coriacea is a small tropical climber.
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A common, but very lovely weed in the fields of the Caucasus.
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this fruit is very tasty...
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We found Hypericum hyssopifolium to be very common in diverse habitats in Armenia.
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native to S USA to S America.
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This annual plant fruits very early, when it still has more flowers. May all of you have the best year !
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Elatine macropoda is a rare small annual, growing in muddy places.
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Hypericum libanoticum is one of Mt Hermon's striking flowers. It blooms in bright yellow, in dense patches.
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Passiflora loefgrenii is a tropical South American species. In close up it is almost unreal, like dancers in the grass?
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This is the a tiny, but very charming Viola. I found it on a small scree on the pass after Ibradi. ID came only now from Volkan Eroğlu a young and talented botanist.
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Elatine macropoda is a tiny annual found in damp depressions that are flooded in wintertime. Here u can see its tiny flowers and typical 4 rounded setals.
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Hypericum libanoticum is one of the prominent flowers in July in Mt Hermon. Each plant looks almost like a bouquet.
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"Passiflora flowers have amazing flowers, they are called in Hebrew ""Watch Flower"", since the stamens looks like watch hands."
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This is a misleading picture, it is a tiniest flower u can imagine (about 1 cm across). It is one of the few annuals that survive the harsh highlands of Mt Hermon. The soil is frozen under snow in winter, in April the snow melts and for a short period of time the soil is wet, but than long dry period occur. This is the reason why there are very few annuals.
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This subalpine plant forms sometime a cushion-like appearance. It is endemic to the AntiLebanon Mts and Mt Hermon.
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Hypericum libanoticum is one of Mt Hermon's striking flowers. Its bright yellow flowers bloom during July in dense patches.
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