Gynandriris monophylla, Moraea mediterranea, Barbary nut,
צהרון קטן ,אחיאירוס קטן
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| | Scientific name: |
| Gynandriris monophylla Klatt |
| Synonym name: |
| Moraea mediterranea Goldblatt |
| Common name: |
| Barbary nut |
| Hebrew name: |
| צהרון קטן, אחיאירוס קטן |
| Family: |
| Iridaceae, אירוסיים |
Date Picture Taken: March 25, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Geophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Rosette, entire |
| Flowers: |
| Blue |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April |
| Habitat: |
| Desert |
| Distribution: |
| Northern Negev |
| Chorotype: |
| Med - Saharo-Arabian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: March 25, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Gynandriris, Greek gyne, female and andros, male; refers to the united pistil and stamens.
monophylla, with one head.
Moraea, in honor of (esquire of Shropshire) Robert More (1703-1780), an English amateur botanist and natural historian.
mediterranea, Mediterranean.
- The standard author abbreviation Klatt. is used to indicate Friedrich Wilhelm Klatt (1825 Hamburg - 1897, a German botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Goldblatt is used to indicate Peter Goldblatt (born 1943), Born in South Africa; United States citizenship - 1978.
- The standard author abbreviation Klatt. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
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