St. Helena Hogweed

Commicarpus helenae

Commicarpus helenae is a perennial climbing plant in the Nyctaginaceae family. It is a thermophilic plant.
Commicarpus helenae A lifer for me! first time I meet this desert plant. in Israel it is considered uncommon. the second lifer for this day was: https://www.jungledragon.com/image/146233/commicarpus_sinuatus.html Commicarpus helenae,Geotagged,Israel,St. Helena Hogweed,Winter

Distribution

most of Africa, through the Middle East to India.

References:

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https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:604470-1

https://flora.org.il/en/plants/comhel/
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyNyctaginaceae
GenusCommicarpus
SpeciesCommicarpus helenae
Photographed in
Israel