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Reichardia intermedia is a common Mediterranean species, in Israel it is rather rare. It is close to the desert species - Reichardia tingitiana. Both species have typical papery bracts.
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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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Anthemis brachycarpa ia a local endemic annual of coastal Israel.
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This delicae thistle is one of the commonest in the Caucasus.
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This is a nice rare desert pwerennial, blooming in May after the area is completely dry.
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Reichardia intermedia is a common Mediterranean annual. Here u can see its unique achenes (sees).
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Tridax procumbens has small tagetes like flowers. Thanks you Nagraj for the ID.
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another rare annual that we grow at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens. It grows mainly in the northern part of Israel and is characteryzed by these black bordered bracts.
The reasons for growing these rare plant are to educate the people about them, to create backup living populations in the garden and sometimes even to re-introduce them back to nature.
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Coreopsis maritima is a common coastal flower in S California.
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We found Klasea serratuloides (=Serratula s.) in ?Hosrove reserve, in a very dry habitat. The lush leaves and flowers were in contrast to the dry soil.
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This stemless perennial is endemic to Morocco and Algeria.
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This African genus has one Arabian species - Tripteris vaillantii. I found it in southern Sinai Highlands, Wadi Nugra (near tyhe fall), 28/5/93
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Anthemis chia is a common eastern Mediterranean annual. The bracts under the flowering head have typical black margins.
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Cotula cinerea is a cute annual occurring in sandy parts of the Arab and Saharan deserts.
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Koelpinia linearis is a shy annual plant from the daisy plant fmaily, it has typical grass like leaves.
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Rhodanthemum gayanum is a delicate daisy of the southern Atlas region.
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This is one of many dasies typical for the Cape, often they create amazing carpets of flowers.
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these are the dry fruits of a common annual. You can see in the right head that the flower bracts persist after seeds are dispersed.
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Cotula cinerea is a silvery annual, common in the Saraha Deserts. I put my pocket camera near the plant and took this pic without looking at the screen.
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Koelpinia linearis is a common desert annual. Jere u can see a sclosed inflorescence and a fruiting head.
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A North American perennial herb, this time from the back side...
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This small daisy has the most outstanding colours, beautiful leaves and shy-pending flower heads. I was lucky enough to find a shade behind it, otherwise it is all burnt and shiny.
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Anthemis hyalina is a rare annual of the arid Middle East. In Israel it is endangered. It is characterized by papery (hyaline) flowering head bracts.
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I uploaded a pic of this spiny plant in bloom 2 years ago - http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo63931.htm
Cousinia is a huge genus of several hundred species ranging from Central Asia to SW Asia. Cousinia hermonis is one of the western most species in this genus.