Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including colocynth, bitter apple, bitter cucumber, desert gourd, egusi, vine of Sodom, desert watermelo

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Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including colocynth, bitter apple, bitter cucumber, desert gourd, egusi, vine of Sodom, desert watermelon or wild gourd, is a desert viny plant native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. It resembles a common watermelon vine, but bears small, hard fruits with a bitter pulp. It originally bore the scientific name Colocynthis citrullus. Photographed in The Negev desert, Israel

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Size: 3840px × 2160px
Location: Negev, Desert, Israel
Photo credit: © Eyal Bartov / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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