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Fujairah Flora and Fauna: Utetheisa Pulchella (Moth)
Habitat: Utetheisa pulchella inhabits mainly coastal dunes, rocky areas, dry slopes and other warm, gappy vegetated habitats. On migration, Utetheisa…
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Fujairah Flora: Calotropis procera or Sodom’s apple
Calotropis procera, or Sodom’s apple, had both flowers and seed pods. The flowers are miracles of geometry. When still in…
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Flujairah Flora: Great globe-thistle
Common Name: Great globe thistle Type: Herbaceous perennial Family: Asteraceae Height: 2.50 to 3.00 feet Spread: 0.75 to 1.50 feet…
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Fujairah’s Fauna and Flora: Arabian Tahr
The Arabian Tahr, a goat-like mammal, endemic to the UAE. It is the smallest in the Tahr family, but its strength and…
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Fujairah nature’s photo gallery
The wildlife of the United Arab Emirates is the flora and fauna of this country on the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula and the southern end of the Persian…
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Fujairah's Flora and Fauna
Kawther (Asphodelus tenuifolius) in addition to its beauty, crushed plants were used to treat ulcer.
Asphodelus tenuifolius is a common weed of fields, particularly of wheat and chickpea fields. It grows in Egypt and in the Sinai peninsula. It’s also…
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