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Description

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Fagonia latifolia is a slender, annual herb that reaches up to 10-20 cm and covered with brownish glandular hairs. Stems are branched, erect, angular, striate, with stipular spines. Leaves are mostly 3-foliolate with broadly obovate, the terminal leaflet longer and broader than the 2 lateral ones; the basal leaves are arranged in a rosette. Flowers are rose and the fruit is a hairy capsule.

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Distribution in Egypt

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Galala Desert, South Red Sea Coast, North Red Sea Coast.

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Global Distribution

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Egypt, North and Central Sahara.

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Habitat

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Desert Wadis.

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Life Expectancy

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Annual

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Size

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Height: 10-20 cm

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