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It was the end of blooming for Colchicum feinbruniae, but under the trees there were still nice clumps. This tree was a Syrian pear, and bony pears were scattered around the flowers. These fruits are ripening on the ground and are dispersed later by boars and bears (bears are extinct in the region). The yellow flower on top of the picture is Sternbergia clusiana, that bloomed as well. So it was a magical moment with many flowers and fruits...
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This is a rare narrow endemic growing in the Golan Heights, Mt Hermon and S Lebanon. It was described only a few years ago and named after Naomi Feinbrun, one if Israel's greates botanists. This pic was taken in the eastern Golan Heights on a basaltic mountain ridge.
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A beautiful autumn crocus, endemic to N Israel, Syria and Lebanon. It was named after the late Prof. Naomi Feinbrun, one of Israel's greatest botranists and a world specialist of bulbs. We grow this species at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens as part of the sheter garden for endangered species.
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A beautiful autumn crocus, endemic to N Israel, Syria and Lebanon. It was named after the late Prof. Naomi Feinbrun, one of Israel's greatest botanists and a world specialist of bulbs. We grow this species at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens as part of the shelter garden for endangered species.
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