Fossilized sand dunes with sea fennel

The rock is kurkar, a type of sandstone that forms the backbone of Israel’s Mediterranean coastline and consists of ancient fossilized sand dunes. The foliage is commonly known as rock samphire or sea fennel. It characteristically thrives directly on coastal cliffs, rocky sea shores, and coastal sand dunes across the Mediterranean basin, North Africa, and western Europe.

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