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Silene palaestina
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Common name:
Palestine Campion, Palestine Catchfly, ציפורנית ארץ-ישראלית, ציפורנית ארץ-ישראלית
Family:
Caryophyllaceae (Carnation)
Life form:
Winter annual
Description:
Endemic to the Coastal Plain of Israel, where it grows on sand and chamra. Cultivated first as a garden plant in this garden
Locations
1:
• Accession: 0000-0142
2:
Mediterranean: E Med. evergreen woodland
(MDC3)
• Accession: 1910-0967/1
Area
Individual