Desert Rhubarb or Rheum Palaestinum endangered plant from the Polygonaceae family, parts of the plant are edible others have therapeutic uses, Negev.
Desert Rhubarb or Rheum palaestinum, an endangered plant from the Polygonaceae family, it grows in Israel's south and Jordan, parts of the plant are edible and it also has therapeutic Desert Rhubarb is called also the Self Watering Plant. The texture of the leaves channels the morning dew which is water to the plant's roots. Here the plant's flower is starting to open up. Negev Desert, Israel. February 13, 2010
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Location: Negev Desert, Israel
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