Flowering
- Jan1
- Feb2
- Mar3
- Apr4
- May5
- Jun6
- Jul7
- Aug8
- Sep9
- Oct10
- Nov11
- Dec12
Distribution
Description & Remarks
This species was named Tulipa polychroma in Flora Palaestina, later it was lumped with several other species under the widely distributed Tulipa biflora, ranging from C Asia to our region. In Mt Hermon it is a lower plant, named T. lownei.
Family
Additional Names
- Hebrew with Vowels:
- צִבְעוֹנִי סַסְגּוֹנִי
- Synonym (Scientific):
- Tulipa polychroma Stapf
תכונות וזיהוי
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צמחי ערבות הנגב, מואב ואדום. צבע עלי-העטיף מבפנים לבן עם כתם צהוב בבסיסם.
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עמוד הפרחים נושא כרגיל 2 פרחים, לפעמים 1 או 3.
- Life form (Raunkiaer):
- geophyte
- Spinescence:
- absent
- Succulence:
- non-succulent
- Summer Shedding:
- ephemeral
- Petal or tepal color:
- white, yellow
- Sexuality and Reproductive Morphology:
- Flowers hermaphrodite only
- Sporangia or Seed Homogeneity:
- Homogeneous seeds-fruits
- Flowering Time:
- March
- Habitat:
- Shrub-steppes
- Chorotype:
- Irano-Turanian
- Drought Resistence:
- Salt Resistance:
- glycophyte
- Synanthrop:
- obligate natural
Taxonomy
Tulipa biflora in the Botanic Library
Books
- Negev Vegetation (Hebrew)
- Vegetation of Israel