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Cistanche mimii I am so happy to report a new species found in Israel, described by Dar Ben-Natan & Dr. Chris Thorogood, and named after a wonderful woman, who taught us all botanics - Mimi Ron Cistanche mimii,Geotagged,Israel,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Cistanche mimii

I am so happy to report a new species found in Israel, described by Dar Ben-Natan & Dr. Chris Thorogood, and named after a wonderful woman, who taught us all botanics - Mimi Ron

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The Cistanche mimii

Cistanche mimii is a new species of Cistanche, discovered in Israel recently and published on August 2025.
A holoparasitic (achlorophyllous) herb, with a thick, glabrous stem, often lanuginose in the lower part of the inflorescence and immediately beneath, swollen and fleshy at the base. flowers are pale white-cream with yellow.

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

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Uploaded Aug 13, 2025. Captured Feb 23, 2024 10:30 in RQ84+CQ Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel.
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  • E-M1MarkII
  • f/6.3
  • 1/640s
  • ISO200
  • 60mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.