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Sea-daffodil
Pancratium maritimum
40.2443, 23.3518
Field Notes
Description:
Pancratium maritimum is a bulbous perennial with a long neck and glaucous, broadly linear leaves, evergreen, but the leaves often die back during hot summers. Scape to 40 centimetres (16 in). Flowers 3–15 in an umbel, up to 15 cm (6 in) long, white. Corona two-thirds as long as the tepals. The flowers have a pleasing, exotic and very subtle lily scent, which only becomes apparent during still, windless summer nights that allow the delicate fragrance to become perceptible. Flowering is from August to October.
Habitat:
Pancratium maritimum grows on beaches and coastal sand dunes, often with much of the leaves and scapes buried in the sand.
Notes:
Greek name: Παγκράτιον το παράλιον. Greek common name: Κρίνος της θάλασσας.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2014
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