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Tuvia's Iris

Iris regis-uzziae

Description:

This rare desert iris is found only in the Negev desert mountains (S Israel) and Edom Mts (S Jordan). It is related to other juno irises in Central Asia. I was lucky to find them after a desert rare snow storm.

Habitat:

sagebrush semi-desert

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1 Comment

armadeus.4
armadeus.4 9 years ago

Lucky find Ori! Beautiful photos. Thank you for sharing this rare beauty :)

Ori Fragman-Sapir
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Ori Fragman-Sapir

מועצה אזורית רמת נגב, מחוז הדרום, Israel

Spotted on Feb 20, 2015
Submitted on Feb 20, 2015

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