Iris vartanii, Vartan's Iris,
אירוס הסרגל
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| | Scientific name: |
| Iris vartanii Foster |
| Common name: |
| Vartan's Iris |
| Hebrew name: |
| אירוס הסרגל |
| Family: |
| Iridaceae, אירוסיים |
Location: Betah Mountain, Western Galilee; Date Picture Taken: January 26,2009
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| | Life form: |
| Geophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, rosette, entire, smooth |
| Flowers: |
| Light blue flowers and lower perianth lobes (falls) with a protruding yellow ridge |
| Flowering Period: |
| January, February, December |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Location: Betah Mountain, Western Galilee; Date Picture Taken: January 26,2009
Derivation of the botanical name:
Iris, ιριϛ, ιδοϛ, rainbow; female messenger, announcer of the gods, the Greek goddess of the rainbow.
vartanii, after Dr. Kaloost Vartan, of Nazareth (1839-1908), an Armenian doctor who qualified from Edinburgh University, and opened the first Nazareth Hospital in a small rented house in 1879. The dispensary he set up was the only hospital between Jersualem, Damascus and Beirut.
Dr. Kaloost Vartan was a leading pioneer of preventive medicine in Palestine.
- The standard author abbreviation Foster is used to indicate Sir Michael Foster (1836 - 1907), an English physiologist and Member of Parliament.
Location: Betah Mountain, Western Galilee; Date Picture Taken: January 26,2009
Location: Betah Mountain, Western Galilee; Date Picture Taken: January 26,2009
Location: Betah Mountain, Western Galilee; Date Picture Taken: January 26,2009
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