Tulipa humilis
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. The flowers are pink with yellow centers. Its preferred habitat are rocky mountain slopes. It is known by several other names in horticulture.
Varieties and synonyms
Tulipa humilis is a very variable species in both size and the appearance of the flowers. Five varieties are accepted, and different synonyms are used in horticulture.- Tulipa humilis var. aucheriana – southeastern Turkey, Anti-Lebanon, Iran, and Afghanistan. Cultivated plants can be treated as a cultivar group, T. humilis Aucheriana Group.
- Tulipa humilis var. humilis – southeastern Turkey, Anti-Lebanon, North Caucasus, and northern Iran.
- Tulipa humilis var. kurdica – northern Iraq
- Tulipa humilis var. pulchella – southern and south-central Turkey, northern Iraq, and northern Iran. Cultivated plants are in the T. humilis Pulchella Group.
- Tulipa humilis var. violacea – southeastern Transcaucasus. Cultivated plants are in the T. humilis Violacea Group.