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Desert Cotton
Aerva javanica
28.5021, 34.5053
Field Notes
Description:
Very young and healthy plant growing in the Dahab flood zone several weeks after winter rains. "A species of plant in the Amaranthaceae family. The plant is herbaceous, multi-stemmed, soft-wooded, with broad leaves; it often has an erect habit." - wiki
Habitat:
sandy wadis and desert plains
Notes:
Not used medicinally here in Egypt or Sinai, but in other parts of the world (Jordan, for example), it is.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2013
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