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Helianthemum aegyptiacum
Small flowers, 1.5 cm wide, five yellow petals, five green exterior sepals, two of them much smaller. Leaves are very narrow, less than 0.5 cm broad and up to 2-3 cm long, with an oily appearance.
Open Holm oak forest
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec. f/45 ISO Speed Rating: 200. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash fired
I finally identified this little flower as Helianthemum aegyptiacum, a kind of cistus
Spotted on May 11, 2012
Submitted on Jun 21, 2012
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