Leopoldia bicolor

Leopoldia bicolor

A bulbous plant with a few slender basal leaves and an erect flowering scape. Upper flowers violet and sterile, short-stalked, they form an advertising flag to attract pollinators.
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Distribution

Coastal Lebanon, Israel, Gaza and Egypt

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusLeopoldia
SpeciesLeopoldia bicolor
Photographed in
Israel