Palestine Iris
Iris palaestina, Palestine Iris,
Hebrew: אירוס ארץ-ישראלי, Arabic: السوسن الفلسطيني
| Scientific name: | Iris palaestina (Baker) Boiss. | |
| Common name: | Palestine Iris | |
| Hebrew name: | אירוס ארץ-ישראלי | |
| Arabic name: | السوسن الفلسطيني | |
| Plant Family: | Iridaceae, אירוסיים | |
| Subgenus: | Scorpiris |
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| Life form: | Geophyte; rootstock an ovoid bulb | |
| Stems: | 10-20cm high | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, rosette, entire, glossy on upper surface, undulate with white, ciliate margins | |
| Flowers: | The flower is white to yellowish; in the southern population light blue specimens can be found | |
| Fruits / pods: | Loculicidal capsules | |
| Flowering Period: | Januar, Februar | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | The sandstone ridges of the coastal plain | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Iris, ιριϛ, ιδοϛ, rainbow; female messenger, announcer of the gods, the Greek goddess of the rainbow.
palaestina, Palestinian.
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