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Cometes

Cometes abyssinica

Photo by Bernadette S
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Field Notes

Description:

small, annual shrub in the carnation/pink family; leaves are hairy and flowers are white and grow in clusters of 3

Habitat:

spotted in a coastal desert wadi; not a common plant in Sinai

Reference Links:

Cometes videos, photos and facts - Cometes abyssinica | ARKive

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Comments (3)
Bernadette S
Thanks, Ori! It's a plant that I rarely spot but after last winter's rain, there were several large bushes. Hoping for some more rain this winter!
Ori Fragman-Sapir
great capture, I have never this this one, looking for it for years ...

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Biodiversity in Egypt
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Wildlife of the Sinai Peninsula

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PublishedFebruary 14, 2014

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