Mountain lily

زنبق الجبل ، زنبق سيبيريا

• COMMON NAME:Mountain lily, siberian lily.

• ARABIC:زنبق الجبل ، زنبق سيبيريا

• BOTANICAL NAME:Ixiolirion tataricum (Pall.) Herb.

• FAMILY:AMARYLLIDACEAE

• KIND:Native

• EMIRATE:Fujairah

• GROWTH FORMS:Herbs

• HABITATS:Slope (Rocky)

• TYPES:Perennial

DESCRIPTION:

Perennial bulb, linear leaves and long weak stem up to 30 cm. Flowers with 6 pointed petals, violet-blue, 3*3.5 cm. Bulbs 15 cm underground. Flowering from February to March.

REFERENCES:

M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77169948-1