''Tulipa humilis'' is a species of
flowering plant
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in the
lily family, found in
Syria
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,
Lebanon
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,
Israel
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,
Turkey
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,
Iran
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, and the
North Caucasus
The North Caucasus, ( ady, Темыр Къафкъас, Temır Qafqas; kbd, Ишхъэрэ Къаукъаз, İṩxhərə Qauqaz; ce, Къилбаседа Кавказ, Q̇ilbaseda Kavkaz; , os, Цӕгат Кавказ, Cægat Kavkaz, inh, ...
region of
Russia
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.
[ The flowers are pink with yellow centers. Its preferred habitat are rocky mountain slopes.][Eker, I., Babaç, M.T. & Koyuncu, M. (2014). Revision of the genus ''Tulipa'' L. (Liliaceae) in Turkey. Phytotaxa 157: 1-112.]
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
]
Cultivation
Under the synonym ''Tulipa aucheriana'' this plant has been given the Royal Horticultural Society
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's Award of Garden Merit
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History
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References
humilis
Flora of Asia
National symbols of Kyrgyzstan
Flora of Russia
Garden plants
Plants described in 1844
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