Balanites aegyptiaca
In the mountains of the Eastern Desert grows the tree "Balanites aegyptiaca", the open patchy woodland being remnants of forests that used to cover this region. In the Gulf of Suez coastal area the rainfall is supplemented by condensation from clouds. Water may ooze from cracks, flow down runnels and collect in potholes. Here mosses, ferns and various vascular plants grow, and "Ficus pseudosycamorus" and stunted date palms grow from cracks.