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Description

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Glaucium arabicum is a glaucous, pilose perennial herb that reaches up to 10-30 cm with simple or branched stems. Leaves are densely hairy; the lower leaves are 3-10 cm, pinnatipartite, with obovate-oblong lobes with dentate margins; while intermediate and upper leaves are 2-4 cm, and clasping. Flowers are with yellow petals and papillose-hairy sepals. The fruit is a straight, sparingly hairy to glabrous capsule that reaches up to 8-15 cm.

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Distribution in Egypt

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Isthmic Desert, Galala Desert, Mountainous Southern Sina.

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Global Distribution

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Egypt , Palestine, Iraq.

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Habitat

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Desert Plains and Wadis.

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Life Expectancy

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Perennial

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Size

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Height: 10-30 cm

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