Short-toothed Phlomis

Description:

At the end of spring, after most plants are dry, Phlomis brachyodon is blooming. It looks like flames in the dry fields, hence its Latin name and Hebrew name (shalhavit). This is a narrow endemic species growing in Israel and Jordan along the transition zone bet. the Mediterranean and desert regions. The whole plant is covered by felted wool which helps decreasing water loss in its arid habitat.

Habitat:

arid batha and semidesert