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Iris mariae
Iris mariae is one of the rarest irises. It grows only in the sandy areas of the western Negev Desert (Israel) and across the border in Egypt (N Sinai). It is threatened by overgrazing and unfortunately most of its populations are located outside nature reserves. This is the southernmost and most arid Oncocylus iris. It has narrow falcate leaves and large violet flowers.
sandy semidesert
protected in Israel
Spotted on Feb 25, 2018
Submitted on Feb 25, 2018
4 Comments
Great find Ori,beautiful and rare,great work,congrats and thanks for sharing
Congrats Ori
Congratulations Ori. Nice to see such a rare plant.
Congratulations Ori, your Negev Irises are our Spotting of the Day:
"These beautiful Negev Irises (Iris mariae) are our Spotting of the Day! Project Noah member Ori Fragman-Sapir writes: "Iris mariae is one of the rarest irises. It grows only in the sandy areas of the western Negev Desert (Israel) and across the border in Egypt (N Sinai). It is threatened by overgrazing and unfortunately most of its populations are located outside nature reserves. This is the southernmost and most arid Oncocylus iris. It has narrow falcate leaves and large violet flowers".
Ori is a botanist specializing in Mediterranean, Sahara-Arabia and Caucasus flora. He maintains a unique mission on Project Noah dedicated to the Flora of the Levant: https://buff.ly/2Fq4Xvy "
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