This media is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's ...
Middle East: an emergency food cited in the Bible (Job 30:4). The parasitic scarlet plant attaches itself to the roots of saltwort (Atriplex sp.). The host plants – probably Atriplex dimorphostegia, ...