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Common iris with a grasshopper nymph

Moraea sisyrinchium

Description:

This is the most frequently seen member if the Iridaceae family in Israel. You can see it almost everywhere. Because its flowers stay closed till noon and open only after the sun has passed the zenith, its Hebrew name is "Afternoon Iris" or "Common Noony".

Habitat:

Mediterranean meadows

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מועצה אזורית חוף השרון, מחוז המרכז, Israel

Spotted on Feb 15, 2013
Submitted on Sep 17, 2013

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