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Wooly Bindweed

Convolvulus lanatus

Photo by Bernadette S
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Field Notes

Description:

small shrub with delicate white and pink flowers, hairy leaves

Habitat:

desert plains, high elevation, in St. Katherine's Protectorate

Reference Links:

Convolvulus, חבלבל צמיר – Convolvulus lanatus Vahl | צמחיית ישראל ברשת

Species ID Suggestions

Wooly Bindweed

Convolvulus lanatus
Ori Fragman-Sapir
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Comments (4)
Bernadette S
Thanks, Leuba! We are having a glorious spring in the desert this year thanks to plentiful winter rain. Many local Bedouin say this is the most green they have seen the desert. :-)
Leuba Ridgway
Lovely ! ...a sign of life in the wilderness. I can almost feel the desert air in the second photo.

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PublishedApril 29, 2014

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