Tulipa linifolia

Tulipa linifolia

''Tulipa linifolia'', the flax-leaved tulip or Bokhara tulip, is a species of flowering plant in the tulip genus ''Tulipa'' , family Liliaceae, native to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, northern Iran and Afghanistan. Growing to 20 cm tall, it is a bulbous perennial with wavy red-margined sword-shaped leaves, and bowl-shaped red flowers in early to mid-spring. Each petal has blackish marks at the base.
Tulipa maximowiczii Tajikistan, Karatag Geotagged,Spring,Tajikistan,Tulipa linifolia

Naming

The Latin specific epithet ''linifolia'' means "with leaves like flax" .

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderLiliales
FamilyLiliaceae
GenusTulipa
SpeciesT. linifolia
Photographed in
Tajikistan