Tulipa humilis
Species of flowering plant
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Tulipa humilis is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, found in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Turkey, Iran, and the North Caucasus region of Russia.[3] The flowers are pink with yellow centers. Its preferred habitat are rocky mountain slopes.[1][4][5] It is known by several other names in horticulture.[6][7][8][9][10]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
| Genus: | Tulipa |
| Subgenus: | Tulipa subg. Eriostemones |
| Species: | T. humilis |
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Synonymy
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Varieties and synonyms
Tulipa humilis is a very variable species in both size and the appearance of the flowers. Five varieties are accepted,[2] and different synonyms are used in horticulture.
- Tulipa humilis var. aucheriana (Baker) Christenh. (synonyms Tulipa aucheriana Baker and T. aucheriana subsp. westii Mouterde) – southeastern Turkey, Anti-Lebanon, Iran, and Afghanistan.[11] Cultivated plants can be treated as a cultivar group, T. humilis Aucheriana Group.[9]
- Tulipa humilis var. humilis (synonyms Tulipa caucasica Lipsky, T. humilis subsp. matinae Zojajifar & Sheidai, T. lipskyi Grossh., T. lownei Baker, T. lownei var. haynei Baker, T. narcissiodora Markgr., and T. violacea var. pallida Hausskn.) – southeastern Turkey, Anti-Lebanon, North Caucasus, and northern Iran.[12]
- Tulipa humilis var. kurdica (Wendelbo) Christenh. (synonym Tulipa kurdica Wendelbo) – northern Iraq[13]
- Tulipa humilis var. pulchella (Fenzl ex Regel) Christenh. (synonyms Tulipa pulchella (Fenzl ex Regel) Baker, T. sylvestris var. pulchella Fenzl ex Regel, T. alpina J.Gay ex Baker) – southern and south-central Turkey, northern Iraq, and northern Iran.[14] Cultivated plants are in the T. humilis Pulchella Group.[9]
- Tulipa humilis var. violacea (Boiss. & Buhse) Christenh. (synonym Tulipa violacea Boiss. & Buhse) – southeastern Transcaucasus.[15] Cultivated plants are in the T. humilis Violacea Group.[9]
Cultivation
Under the synonym Tulipa aucheriana this plant has been given the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [16]
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