Iris bismarckiana, Iris sari, Iris nazarena, Nazareth Iris,
אירוס נצרתי
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| | Scientific name: |
| Iris bismarckiana Regel |
| Synonym name: |
| Iris nazarena (Foster) Dinsmore, Iris sari var. nazarena Foster |
| Common name: |
| Nazareth Iris |
| Hebrew name: |
| אירוס נצרתי |
| Family: |
| Iridaceae, אירוסיים |
Location: Givat-Hamoreh, Little Hermon - Nebi Dahi, גבעת המורה ,נבי דחי; Date Picture Taken: March 18, 2009
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| | Life form: |
| Geophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, rosette, entire, smooth |
| Flowers: |
| The flags are light violet, while the falls are covered with large dots which sometimes merge to form a dark stain. |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
| Protected Flower, צמח מוגן: |
| Yes, red, endemic |
Location: Givat-Hamoreh, Little Hermon - Nebi Dahi, גבעת המורה ,נבי דחי; Date Picture Taken: March 18, 2009
Derivation of the botanical name:
Iris, ιριϛ, ιδοϛ, rainbow; female messenger, announcer of the gods, the Greek goddess of the rainbow.
bismarckiana, Bismarck-Archipel, group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean.
nazarena, Nazareth, Israel.
- The standard author abbreviation Regel is used to indicate Eduard August von Regel (1815 – 1892), a German horticulturalist and botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Foster is used to indicate Sir Michael Foster (1836 - 1907), an English physiologist and Member of Parliament.
- The standard author abbreviation Dinsmore is used to indicate John Edward Dinsmore (1862 - 1951), who moved from Maine to Jerusalem in the 1890's to join a Protestant commune called The American Colony.
The Nazareth Iris - Iris Nazarena (Bismarckiana) - grows on Mt. Yona in the Nazareth hills, in the Giv'at Ha-More Nature Reserve and in some of the smaller Reserves in the Naphtali hill country.
Link: A walk in the park - Givat-Hamoreh, Hamoreh Hill, Little Hermon, Nebi Dahi, נבי דחי
Location: Givat-Hamoreh, Little Hermon - Nebi Dahi, גבעת המורה ,נבי דחי; Date Picture Taken: March 18, 2009
Location: Givat-Hamoreh, Little Hermon - Nebi Dahi, גבעת המורה ,נבי דחי; Date Picture Taken: March 18, 2009
Location: Givat-Hamoreh, Little Hermon - Nebi Dahi, גבעת המורה ,נבי דחי; Date Picture Taken: March 18, 2009
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