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Tragopogon buphthalmoides is a common tuberous perennial herb in Mt Hermon. During May one can find taller plants blooming in relatively lower altitudes: 1000-1700m. In June-July shorter stemmed plants are blooming in the higher areas, like this one.
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Anacyclus clavatus is very common in Morocco, here u can see it growing on the coast, but it also occurs inland, where the plants are taller. Its cream coloured flowering heads are unmistakable.
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Chiliadenus iphionoides is a common Mediterranean shurblet. It blooms in autumn and has scented leaves.
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An impressive perennial, common in moutainous grass land, blooming in summer.
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A short living spiny perennial. Leaves dark green, white veined, yellow spined. Flowers pink, tubular.
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As u can see the seeds (achenes) of this species are wind dispersed. I posted its flowers in this link - http://www.treknature.com/viewphotos.php?l=3&p=174132
Tragopogon buphthalmoides is a common toberous perennial herb in Mt Hermon.
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Anacyclus nigellifolius is one of the rarest plants in Israel. Found only in the heights of Mt Hermon and northwards.
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Chiliadenus montanus is a common shrublet of the deserts of S Israel, S Jordan and Egyptian mountains.
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Iphiona scabra is a common shrublet in the extreme deserts of southern tip of Israel.
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Some of the desert flwoers are shy, like this perennial Pulicaria crispa.
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Tragopogon buphthalmoides is a common tuberous perennial herb in Mt Hermon. During May one can find taller plants blooming in relatively lower altitudes: 1000-1700m. In June-July shorter stemmed plants are blooming in the higher areas. Here u can see the achenes wind-dispersed with their tufts.
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and this is Anacyclus nigellifolius in nature after drying.
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Chiliadenus montanus is a common shblet of the Artabian desert mountains. It blooms in autumn. It is extremely similar and close to the Mediterranean Chiliadenus iphionoides.
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Jurinea pulchella is a shy sumer flower, growing the ardi semidesert.
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Pulicaria inuloides is perennial her that grows as a weed in agriculture land. In Israel it is extremely rare and endangered. We do not know how to protect these kind of plants since they do not have natural habitat at present.
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Tragopogon collinus is a desert perennial found in mountains of the southern Middle East.
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we found Anaphalis margaritacea to be quite common in the heights of Mt Hotaka. As u can see the flowering heads are papery and the whole plant is silvery.
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Chiliadenus montanus is a desert shrublet. Here u can see its flowering heads after seed dispersal.
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Jurinea staehelinae is a rare and endangered perennial in the deserts of Israel. It grows in remote cliffs in the Ramon nature reserve. Although this year it was rather dry, still a few flowers bloom.
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Pulicaria inuloides is perennial herbaceous plant that grows as a weed in agriculture land. In Israel it is extremely rare and endangered. We do not know how to protect these kind of plants since they do not have natural habitat at present.
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Tragopogon collinus is a nice desert perennial, the tufted achens r wind dispersed. In Israel the plant occurs in the cold desert mountains.
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A small endemic annual of coastal Israel.
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The wild Chikory has beautiful inflorescences that bloom in the morning. This plant is visible at the end of spring all over the Mediterranean area and more.
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Jurinea staehelinae is a rare desert perennial.