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Cornulaca monacantha A desert shrublet, found in sand dunes. Cornulaca monacantha,Geotagged,Israel,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Cornulaca monacantha

A desert shrublet, found in sand dunes.

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''Cornulaca monacantha'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Cornulaca'', that is now included in the family Amaranthaceae, . It is a desert plant found in the Middle East and the Sahara, and the southern end of its range is considered to delineate the edge of the desert. In Arabic it is known as ''had'' and ''djouri'', and the Tuareg people call it ''tahara''. It was first described in 1813 by the French botanist Alire Raffeneau Delile.

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Species identified by Ori Fragman Sapir
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By Ori Fragman Sapir

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Uploaded Mar 30, 2019. Captured Mar 26, 2019 06:16 in Unnamed Road, Israel.
  • Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
  • f/10.0
  • 1/1244s
  • ISO400
  • 12.5mm