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Moraea sisyrinchium
A dwarf iris, its blue flowers open at noon and wither to the next morning.
It grows in bare places (see pic.6), brushwood and has a broad distribution in southern Greece and the islands.
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Your welcome, Tania17....
Thank you maplemoth662 and Christine Y.
Congratulations Tania, on your SOTD....a beautiful flower....
Wonderful series! Congratulations Tania!
Thanks Amadeus for your kind words.
Congratulations Tania! Wonderful series. Thank you for sharing :)
Thank you Chris! Are there any Iris in Pelion now?
It's very beautiful flower. By the way congratulations for the SOTD.
Thank you all very much. The joy you give me grows the one I took photographing these wonderful creatures.
Beautiful series Tania,recording multiple aspects of the planta and showing the natural habitat.Congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing.
Congratulations Tania.
Congratulations Tania, your Barbary Nut is our Spotting of the Day:
"Moraea sisyrinchium, a dwarf iris native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean region, is our Spotting of the Day! Known as the Barbary Nut, its corm has been used as a food source in the past. The genus Moraea was named after English botanist Robert More (1703–1780), a contemporary and friend of Carl Linnaeus, the father of modern taxonomy".
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Thank you maplemoth, I put this particular photo to show where this iris is growing.
Photo No. 6, is a beautiful, outdoor photo....