Wednesday, January 29, 2014

A strange desert flower

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Some "rainy season" this is!  It hasn't rained in a month and a half.
But still, I went wandering in the desert today in search of the first winter wild flowers.
This plant was a total surprise; I've never seen anything like it!
Have you?
Please, enlarge the photo with a click and then another click  and see if you might recognize it and know the name.
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UPDATE!  Wait! My nature expert nephew has just come through with the answer and also a great resource: the Hebrew University's Flora of Israel Online ! (The Hebrew page of the flower is here.)
It is a  Leontice leontopetalum L. Berberidaceae.   Its common name in German is Loewenblatt or Loewentrapp
or in Hebrew,  Artanit hasadot     עַרְטָנִית הַשָּׂדוֹת

6 comments:

  1. I have no idea what it might be, but it looks quite eye catching!

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  2. A Blessing to see something new




    ALOHA from Honolulu
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  3. Greensboro Daily PhotoJanuary 30, 2014 at 3:19 PM

    Finding that "flora of Israel" website is wonderful. You're reminding me that it is time to go out to find some "little things" to photograph.

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  4. Almost every flower is a mystery to me, anyway this is beautiful!

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  5. Love it! I do love seeing new wildflowers. Looks like a hardy flowering plant.

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