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Calotropis procera
This shrub's common name is Apple of Sodom. The huge fruits are hollow, full of seeds and hairs. The whole plant has milky sap that is poisonous, and also a nice wrinkly bark. It is a subtropical plants that reaches its north border in Israel. Near the Dead Sea (where this pic was taken) it is common.
Tropical springs and irrigated agricultural lands.
Spotted on Jun 15, 2007
Submitted on Dec 13, 2014
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