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Himantoglossum comperianum discovered in Israel for the first time! this Orchid is rare and endangered in all its distribution range. <br /> more about the discovery here: <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94596/himantoglossum_comperianum_discovered_in_israel_for_the_first_time.html" title="Himantoglossum comperianum discovered in Israel for the first time!"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3519/94596_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=X2Tt%2BL1Eji0H58WUpGLUbtSmXOc%3D" width="200" height="160" alt="Himantoglossum comperianum discovered in Israel for the first time! the rare orchid, Himantoglossum comperianum, was accidentally discovered in Israel by a nature lover, on tuesday 19/5/2020. <br /> on Thursday, 21/5/2020 I went to see it. <br /> the plant is at its end, and the 10-days heat-wave we&#039;re going through is not helping... but it was an amazing and exciting experience, to look at this for the first time!<br /> driving over 200KM and back on the same day to see a dry orchid in a day where temperatures went over 40 degrees seems really reasonable, isn&#039;t it? ;-) <br /> <br /> the full plant:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94597/himantoglossum_comperianum_discovered_in_israel_for_the_first_time.html Comper&#039;s Orchid,Himantoglossum comperianum,Israel" /></a></figure> Comper's Orchid,Himantoglossum comperianum,Israel Click/tap to enlarge

Himantoglossum comperianum discovered in Israel for the first time!

this Orchid is rare and endangered in all its distribution range.
more about the discovery here:

Himantoglossum comperianum discovered in Israel for the first time! the rare orchid, Himantoglossum comperianum, was accidentally discovered in Israel by a nature lover, on tuesday 19/5/2020. <br /> on Thursday, 21/5/2020 I went to see it. <br /> the plant is at its end, and the 10-days heat-wave we're going through is not helping... but it was an amazing and exciting experience, to look at this for the first time!<br /> driving over 200KM and back on the same day to see a dry orchid in a day where temperatures went over 40 degrees seems really reasonable, isn't it? ;-) <br /> <br /> the full plant:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94597/himantoglossum_comperianum_discovered_in_israel_for_the_first_time.html Comper's Orchid,Himantoglossum comperianum,Israel

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The Comper's Orchid

Himantoglossum comperianum is an Orchid, first described at Crimea peninsula in th 19th century. known from Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon - and now also Israel. the bulbs were used to prepare the traditional turkish Sah'leb drink, making this orchid rare and endangered everywhere it was found. the flower has 4 narrow "tongues" coming down, giving it a unique look.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
Species identified by Yael Orgad
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By Yael Orgad

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Uploaded May 22, 2020. Captured May 21, 2020 08:06.
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  • 35mm