Egyptian Campion pink flowers which often forms pink carpets in almond and olive groves.
| Common name: |
Egyptian Campion |
| Hebrew name: |
צפורנית מצרית |
| Latin Name: |
Silene aegyptiaca |
| Habitat: |
Light Soils |
| Height: |
40 cm |
| Distribution: |
Golan, Hermon, Gallilee, Upper Jordan valley, Northern valleys, Carmel, Samarian mountains, Samarian desert, Judean mountains, Sharon, Shefela, Negev hills and Eilat. |
| Flowering: |
February – March |
| Family: |
Caryophyllaceae |
| Type: |
Pink/Purple |
| Protected: |
No |
| Notes: |
Forms pink carpets in almond and olive groves |
