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Hypecoum dimidiatum  Geotagged,Hypecoum dimidiatum,Israel,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

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Hypecoum dimidiatum is an annual plant of the Papaveraceae family. it has big yellow flowers, with 4 petals arranged in a rectangle - 2 big ones and 2 small ones. it grows mostly on the edge of desert, but also on Mount Hermon - the Irano-Turanian region. the Beduines have extracted opium-like substance from it.

Similar species: Ranunculales
Species identified by Yael Orgad
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By Yael Orgad

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Uploaded Mar 1, 2024. Captured Feb 29, 2024 12:04 in Hadassa Lampel St 1, Jerusalem.
  • E-M1MarkII
  • f/4.5
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO200
  • 60mm