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This is the progenitor of the edibkle, garden raddish. It is a common Mediterranean plant.
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This plant belongs to the mustard family (Brassicaceae), but surprisingly in bridtly and superficially looks like a Boraginaceae species. In Israel it is found only in the heights of Mt Hermon.
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This is a shy annual with tuny flowers, this is the maximum 1:1 closeup.
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An annual of the Middle East Mts and the S Caucasus.
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Raphanus raphanistrum is a wild raddish, common in the coastal plain in Israel andthroughout the Mediterranean.
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This close up of Anchonium billardieri is uploaded for Ishi, who wanted to see it. For the whole plant take a look in my previous pic.
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Another Mediterranean annual of the mustard family. The flowers have a unique comboination of colours - pale yellow and greyish. In Israel this is an endangered species of thge costal zone.
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An annual of the Middle East and the Transcaucasus mountains.
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a nice Mediterranean annual with typical cross-like flowers.
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This shy plant belongs actually to the Brassicaceae, although it looks like a Boraginaceae. It is rather sticky, growing in Mt Hermon eastwards in dry high mountains.
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Enarthrocarpus arcuatus is a coastal Mediterranean annual plant. In Israel it is rare and endangered.
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Isatis lusitanica is an annual belonging to the cabbage plant family. Its pending fruits are typical for this genus.
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I posted previously some picturtes of this species in flower before. This time I got the fruit pod against the sun.
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try to say this species name, realy funny long name. The plant is a rare endangered species of Israel.
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Enarthrocarpus arcuatus is a Mediterranean coastal annual, in Israel it is endangered. It has typical necklace-like fruits.
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Lepidium aucheri is a creepinmg desert annual. In Israel and Jordan it is extremely rare and endangered.
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Ricotia lunaria is a beautiful east Mediterranean annual. It likes stony habitats and often forms amazing carpets. I likes this individual, growing in hte karstic limestone of lower Mt Hermon.
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and another closeup
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A desert annual with pinnately dissected leaves, creamy (purple centred) flowers and constricted-arched fruits. found in desert fields, washes and plains.
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These are fruits of a perennial herb that grows on the slopes of Mt Hermon.
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Sameraria armena is scattered throughout the mountainous Middle East. It is waxy, and has small self-pollinated creamy flowers and large pending fruits.
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Andrzeiowskia cardamine is a least known annual crucifer of western Asia.
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Eremobium aegyptiacum is a delicate desert plant, typical for sands.
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Lepidium hirtum is a rare perennial herbaceous plant found in Mt Hermon.