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Tulipa humilis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Liliaceae

Scientific name
  
Tulipa humilis

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Liliales

Genus
  
Tulipa

Higher classification
  
Tulip


Similar
  
Tulip, Tulipa pulchella, Tulipa clusiana, Tulipa linifolia, Tulipa tarda

Tulipa humilis is a species of flowering plant in the lily family, found in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Turkey, Iran, and the North Caucasus region of Russia. The flowers are pink with yellow centers. Its preferred habitat are rocky mountain slopes. It is known by several other names in horticulture.

Synonyms

Tulipa humilis is a very variable species in both size and the appearance of the flowers. Several different names used in horticulture refer to this species. According to Christenhusz et al., the following should be included in T. humilis:


  • Tulipa aucheriana Baker – wild plants are T. humilis var. aucheriana, cultivated plants can be treated as a cultivar group, T. humilis Aucheriana Group
  • Tulipa kurdica Wendelbo – T. humilis var. kurdica
  • Tulipa pulchella (Regel) Baker – wild plants are T. humilis var. pulchella, cultivated plants T. humilis Pulchella Group
  • Tulipa violacea Boiss. & Buhse – wild plants are T. humilis var. violacea, cultivated plants T. humilis Violacea Group

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    References

    Tulipa humilis Wikipedia
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