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Widow Iris
Hermdactylus tuberosus (Iridaceae)
38.0667, 23.8833
Field Notes
Description:
Also known as Snakes's-head, an "...iris-like plant, having the whole flower greenish-yellow except for the dark purplish brown falls...wide range of distribution in Greece, though it is not very common." "...generic name Hermodactylus (ερμοδάκτυλος) means "finger of Hermes"...
---excerpted from "Wild Flowers of Greece," a publication of the Goulandris Botanical Museum
Habitat:
rocky, stony hills and dry places
occurs throughout greece
Notes:
Many plants growing in partial shade under Eucalyptus trees above river bed, surrounded by Pine forest
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PublishedMarch 12, 2019
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