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Oncocyclus section. It has spring blooming flowers that come in shades from burgundy, dark brown to dark violet and purple. They have yellow or dark 'beards' and flower over sword-like grey-green leaves. It is normally found in the desert sands between the countries of
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It requires well-drained soil and not too much water at any time, especially in the summer (after flowering). If it receives too much water or moisture, it becomes susceptible to various viruses.
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471:. It is also found in the marginal lands by the edge of the desert. They can be found at an altitude of 430 to 570 m (1,410 to 1,870 ft) above sea level.
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Oncocyclus irises (Iris: Iridaceae) in the southern Levant. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 139:369-382.
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February, after the spring rains.
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353:) in Palestine, then first described and published by
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1225:"How to divide iris rhizomes"
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381:(and called the black iris).
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1106:www.catalogueoflife.org
1031:Austin, Claire (2005).
488:endangered species list
345:(about halfway between
313:script as ืืืจืืก ืื ืื .
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522:Ixiolirion tataricum
394:Encyclopedia of Life
355:John Edward Dinsmore
326:Nanorrhinum petranum
324:Danin (now known as
1055:Yitzchak Gutterman
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824:23 November
745:(in Hebrew)
642:30 November
543:Propagation
535:Cultivation
288:chromosomes
239:pollenisers
220:Description
181:None known
107:Asparagales
84:Angiosperms
1545:Categories
1479:kew-322228
1474:Plant List
1231:12 October
564:References
509:Synecology
467:(created)
457:I. petrana
442:Wadi Araba
307:Petra iris
225:I. petrana
195:Petra iris
1137:1 October
962:1 October
956:101Israel
892:1 October
469:sandstone
268:elaiosome
135:Species:
117:Iridaceae
54:Kingdom:
1505:16600255
1500:Tropicos
1440:438964-1
1336:Q6729490
1330:Wikidata
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1111:19 March
1013:17 March
927:16 March
861:16 March
790:16 March
749:18 March
704:16 March
589:16 March
555:Toxicity
549:division
401:and the
294:Taxonomy
174:Synonyms
113:Family:
97:Monocots
1466:3998458
1453:1701880
1401:5298917
1378:5866879
1186:eol.org
496:Yeruham
465:neogene
452:Habitat
444:in the
434:Tafilah
343:Katrani
334:Danin.
284:diploid
229:rhizome
123:Genus:
103:Order:
58:Plantae
1427:492884
1414:428643
1388:iripet
1385:FoIO:
1086:9 June
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886:JTours
415:native
413:It is
311:Hebrew
257:tepals
253:sepals
214:Israel
210:Jordan
166:Dinsm.
1512:WoI:
1365:3PZYV
818:(PDF)
421:Range
351:Amman
347:Ma'an
318:Petra
272:arils
91:Clade
78:Clade
65:Clade
1487:POWO
1448:NCBI
1435:IPNI
1409:GRIN
1396:GBIF
1233:2015
1193:2020
1168:2020
1139:2020
1113:2020
1088:2022
1037:ISBN
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826:2014
792:2020
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676:2020
644:2019
591:2020
339:Ziza
212:and
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