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Blepharis

Blepharis edulis

Photo by Bernadette S
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Field Notes

Description:

A perennial thistle-like herb with a rigid stem. Spiny, silvery-green leaves grow 4 per node. Flowers are blue or purplish. Two seeds grow in each pod.

Habitat:

Sandy desert wadis ~ this one spotted in Wadi G'Nai, Dahab

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Blepharis edulis

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Biodiversity in Egypt
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Wildlife of the Sinai Peninsula

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PublishedMarch 12, 2012

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