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Image of Ixiolirion tataricum (Pall.) Schult. & Schult. fil.

Description:

This cormous plant is common from the W Himalaya to noerthern Africa. It grows in cold deserts and steppes. It belongs to its own family - Ixiolirionaceae. The tiny corm is situated deep in the ground. In Israel it is a protected species, quite common in the Negev Desert Highlands in the south and in Mt Hermon Heights in the north.

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