Israel wildflowers: Barbary nut
Gynandriris monophylla, Moraea mediterranea, Barbary nut,
צהרון קטן ,אחיאירוס קטן
| Scientific name: | Gynandriris monophylla Klatt | |
| Synonym name: | Moraea mediterranea Goldblatt | |
| Common name: | Barbary nut | |
| Hebrew name: | צהרון קטן, אחיאירוס קטן | |
| Family: | Iridaceae, אירוסיים |
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| Life form: | Geophyte | |
| Stems: | 10-25 cm tall | |
| Leaves: | Very thin leaves which grow singly, one from each corm | |
| Inflorescence: | Flowers borne sequentially, in tight clusters at the same time as the long, very thin leaves | |
| Flowers: | Blue with yellow crest | |
| Fruits / pods: | Capsules subglobose, smaller seeds than Gynandriris sisyrinchium | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April | |
| Habitat: | Desert | |
| Distribution: | Northern Negev | |
| Chorotype: | Med – Saharo-Arabian | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Gynandriris, Greek gyne, female and andros, male; refers to the united pistil and stamens.
monophylla, with one head.
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