Eigia longistyla

Eigia longistyla

A small annual of the desert sands. Leaves small all dense in the plant base. Flower pink and rather large. It is a monotypic genus, which is characterized by a long distinct style.
Eigia longistyla I was lucky to find carpets of this plant in the desert of Wadi Rum (S Jordan) in this rainy year, Eigia longistyla,Geotagged,Jordan,Spring

Distribution

S Jordan and N Saudi-Arabia,

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusEigia
SpeciesEigia longistyla
Photographed in
Jordan