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Desert Rose
Adenium obesum
2.75451, 35.1064
Field Notes
Description:
Adenium obesum, from a family of Apocynaceaes, is a species of flowering plant native to the Sahel regions, south of the Sahara. In Turkana region , where i saw it for the first time, it is called Desert Rose - other common names include mock azalea, impala lily, Sabi star...
At this time of the year, plants were omnipresent and showed a mass of flowers - light rose to bright red in coloring, and a think stunted tree stem without leaves.
Habitat:
As explained, in Turkana area, which is very arid and haven't receive rains for a long time, this flowering plant was omnipresent - I found it almost everywhere.
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