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Sweet Samwa

Cleome chrysantha

Description:

Plant is covered in hairs and gives off a sharp but pleasant odor

Habitat:

rocky or sandy wadis and coastal desert plains

Notes:

grazed by goats and sheep; called "sifiraya" or "samwa helwa" in Arabic

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Bernadette S
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Bernadette S

Masbat, جنوب سيناء, Egypt

Spotted on Feb 22, 2014
Submitted on Aug 12, 2014

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