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Desert Nettle

Forsskaolea tenacissima

Description:

Young plant growing in the desert wadis after recent rains.

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4 Comments

Bernadette S
Bernadette S 11 years ago

It was pretty small. Maybe about 8 cm tall, leaves no more than 2 cm long

Hugo Contreras
Hugo Contreras 11 years ago

se ve tan pequeñita

Bernadette S
Bernadette S 11 years ago

Thanks! This is one of my favorite desert plants. I call it the Velcro plant because its leaves are so sticky!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Nice one!

Bernadette S
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Bernadette S

Egypt

Spotted on Dec 23, 2012
Submitted on Dec 27, 2012

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