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Egyptian Rattlepod

Crotalaria aegyptiaca

Photo by Bernadette S
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

leafless or almost no leaves, yellow flowers

Habitat:

coastal desert at the mouth of a wadi, in a flood zone

Reference Links:

Crotalaria - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Bird's foot trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

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Jellis
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Egyptian crotalaria

Crotalaria aegyptiaca
Ori Fragman-Sapir
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Comments (1)
Bernadette S
Thanks for the suggestion, Jellis. That species is recorded in Egypt, but not in the records I have for Sinai so I will look into in further.

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Biodiversity in Egypt
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Wildlife of the Sinai Peninsula

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PublishedFebruary 14, 2017

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