Botanical features of the Algerian Sahara

by William Austin Cannon

Fig. 5. Shoot-habit of Zollikoferia spinosa. Laghouat.

Fig. 6. Acanthyllis tragacanthoides on sandy plain. Laghouat.

Fig. 7. Zollikoferia spinosa in habitat, plain (hamada). Laghouat.

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Fig. 8. Detail of north slope of Nomad Mountains where Zollikoferia spinosa is the dominant species. Laghouat.