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This is a tiny, non-identified Colchicum that we found in the Negev desert highlands. It is so small and delicate that one can miss it easily.
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A magnificent autumn bulb. flowers r usually whitish in the centre. Leaves emerge much later in spring time, after snow melts.
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A magnificent autumn bulb. Flowers r usually whitish in the centre. Leaves emerge much later in spring time, after snow melts.
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A magnificent autumn bulb. Flowers r usually whitish in the centre. Leaves emerge much later in spring time, after snow melts.
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A magnificent autumn bulb. Flowers r usually whitish in the centre. Leaves emerge much later in spring time, after snow melts.
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it was nice to see the fruits of this autumn blooming flower
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This is a nice small colchicum. It emerges only after the first heavy autumn rains. It is the commonest colchicum in Israel and occurs in the east Mediterranean to Turkey and Cyprus. At first the flower occur without leaves, quite soon during blooming the leaves appear.
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These are the fruits, densed in a leaf rossette. The leaves are collecting lots of water to the plant's base.
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This species blooms in Sept-Oct. usually in shady places and before the strong autumn rains come. Like all other colchicums of Israel, it is a protected species.
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Colchicum tunicatum is common in the Negev Desert Highlands. Here u can see the flowers covered with morning dew and ants that enjoy the flower's nectar.
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Colchicum tunicatum is common in the Negev Desert Highlands. It is the first colchicum to bloom in Israel, when the soil is extremely dry after the long summer.
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Colchicum tunicatum is common in the Negev Desert Highlands. It is the first colchicum to bloom in Israel, when the soil is extremely dry after the long summer.
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An autumnal desert cormous plant. Flowers rather small, blooming before leaves emerge. Leaves blunt. Grows in rocky deserts.
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An autumnal desert cormous plant. Flowers rather small, blooming before leaves emerge. Leaves blunt. Grows in rocky deserts.
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This is an old pic of one of the intersting desert bulbs. The flowers emerge from the dry soil in September, before the rains.
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A week after a single rain storm thousands of Colchicums occured from the dryish soil. This species is endemic to the semi-arid zone of Israel and is rather rare and protected.
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Here is another pic of this species. You can see that the lfowers centre in hairy, these hairs arte protecting the nectar against small, non-efficient pollinators. Only alarger pollinator with a long tongue can penetrate down to the nectary area.
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After the closeups u can see the plant in its arid habitat.
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Here is another pic of this species. You can see that the lfowers centre in hairy, these hairs arte protecting the nectar against small, non-efficient pollinators. Only a larger pollinator with a long tongue can penetrate down to the nectary area.
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and more of this species...
Colchicum tuviae is endemic to the semi-arid zone of Israel and is rather rare and protected.
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another pic of this species...
Its difficult to photograph it since its white and the arid background is bright as well. I aksed for a back shadow from a friend and it worked.
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I was lucky to find the last flowers of this delicate endemic species for this year.
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anopther angle of the same flowers, this time without flash. whic one do u prefer ?
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Colchicum tuviae is a small endemic bulb in Israel. It blooms in November-December, when it is one of the only flowers around.