Drimia palaestina

Drimia palaestina

Drimia palaestina is a small desert geophyte of the Asparagaceae family. it has undulate leaves. it blooms in August-October without leaves. the leaves sprout later at January.
the flower stem is about 30 cm tall, with greyish flowers.
Drimia palaestina Drimia palaestina,Geotagged,Israel,Summer

Naming

The species was separated from Drimia undata on 2020:
https://www.ipni.org/n/77212022-1
Drimia palaestina A bulb of the dry Mediterranean and semideserts. Drimia palaestina,Drimia undata,Geotagged,Israel,Winter

Distribution

Egypt, Sinai, Israel, Jordan

References:

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https://www.ipni.org/n/77212022-1
http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77212022-1
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusDrimia
SpeciesDrimia palaestina
Photographed in
Israel