Alcea setosa Alcea setosa Alcea setosa, the bristly hollyhock, is an ornamental plant in the family Malvaceae. The bristly hollyhock is native to the Levant, ranging from Crete and Turkey to Israel and Jordan. The part above ground of the plant withers and dies in the summer. In the winter, a rosette of flowers develops and a vertical flowering stem grows out of it. The pink flowers are numerous and large, while in the Galilee and the Carmel the flowers are darker and in the Gilboa and Samaria the flowers are lighter. The whole plant is bristly, hence its common name. The
Geocrinia rosea Geocrinia rosea Geocrinia rosea, the Karri or Roseate Frog is a species in the family, Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to Southwest Australia. It is part of a complex of species, the "Geocrinia" roseate frogs, which were previously placed in the genus "Crinia" by Harrison. It is most easily distinguished from the 5 cogenors of the region by the rosy glow of the belly, given to us by the name. "Geocrinia rosea" is very similar in appearance to three other "Geocrinia " species; "G. alba", "G. lutea" and "G. vitellina". The usually discrete vomerine teeth of the species are evident in