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Christ's Thorn (Ziziphus spina-christi) is an East Mediterranean - Saharo-Arabian species. Its relatives grow mainly in Africa and a few in S Asia. If u look carefully u can see two spines in each joint - one is erect and the other is hooked. According to Christain tradition this is the plant that was used for Christ's thorny crown. Actually it is probably wrong because the tree doesn't grow spontaneously in Jerusalem, it is found only in the lowlands, either westwards towards the coast or eastwards towards the Rift Valley (Dead Sea). In this picture u can see the flowers, the small-globose fruits are edible, either fresh or dried.
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Ziziphus spina-christi (Christ's Thorn) is a widespread tree in Israel, the Middle East and eastern Africa. As you can see in this picture, in Israel it forms a savannah-like vegetation along the Rift Valley.
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Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf 1Location: Colored Canyon-Sinai
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Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf 2Location: Colored Canyon-Sinai
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Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf 3Location: Colored Canyon-Sinai
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Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf 4Location: Colored Canyon-Sinai
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