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Negev Iris

Iris mariae

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Description:

A beautiful desert iris and falcate leaves and delicate, but large violet flowers.

Habitat:

sandy semidesert

Notes:

Endeimc to S Israel and Egypt (N Sinai). Rare and endangered.

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אתר הצמחים בסכנת הכחדה בישראל אִירוּס הַנֶּגֶב

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