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Cistanche tubulosa (Schrenk)
Desert hyacinth is holoparasitic desert plant that lack chlorophyll and true root system so it depend on other plants for getting water and other nutrients, this photo was taken in Jana Island, Saudi Arabia
Desert Habitat
Spotted on Jun 30, 2012
Submitted on Jun 30, 2012
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What an interesting plant... thanks for sharing! :)