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Sternbergia clusiana

 
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Sternbergia clusiana - חלמונית גדולה, Large Sternbergia
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Common name: חלמונית גדולה, Large Sternbergia
Family: Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil)
Distribution: Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey & Iran. Occurs in disjunctive populations.
Habitat: Sunny stony slopes.
National red list: Endangered around Jerusalem
Hardiness: Central & north Israel mts
Life form: Geophyte
Distribution in Israel: Not common; grows in large scattered clusters from Mount Hermon to the Negev Highlands, mainly along the mountain chain and eastward.
Habitat in Israel: Rocky and stony habitats with diffused desert vegetation, desert-transition batha, shrubland, margins of Mediterranean woodland and Tragacanth vegetation.
Description: Bulbous plant, 5-15 cm tall. Bulb pear shaped, 4-6 cm across, covered by a thibk layer of dry tunics. The bulb splits and forms clumps. Leaves occur after bloom. Flowers large showy yellow, bell shaped.
Links: Flora of Israel Online, Danin & Fragman-Sapir • צמח השדה

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