European Caralluma

Caralluma europaea

Caralluma europaea is a flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae.
Caralluma europaea Caralluma europaea  is found sparsely in the semi-desert and arid Mediterranean zones of Israel and Jordan. This one is an unusual reddish flowered plant. Caralluma europaea

Appearance

Caralluma europaea is a low, perennial, mat-forming succulent. The stems are ascending or sprawling, up to 8 inches (20 cm) long, up to 0.8 inch (2 cm) across, green or purplish-brown, 4-angled, flat to concave, with acute to obtuse, toothed or lobed angles. The flowers are variably hairy, up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter, dirty white or yellowish with reddish-brown or purplish bands to entirely purplish.
Caralluma europaea var. judaica  Caralluma europaea,European Caralluma,Geotagged,Israel,Spring

Distribution

Native to south-eastern Spain, southern Italy, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Jordan.

References:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caralluma
https://worldofsucculents.com/caralluma-europaea/
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusCaralluma
SpeciesCaralluma europaea
Photographed in
Israel