Leaves : Produced after flowering, 3–6, linear-lanceolate, 10–25 cm long, glabrous, forming a basal tuft.
الأزهار
Inflorescence & flowers : Flowers solitary or few, appearing in autumn; perianth funnel-shaped, pale lilac to pinkish; tube long and slender; segments 6, oblong, spreading; stamens 6, shorter than perianth segments.
الثمار والبذور
Fruit : Capsule ovoid, developing at ground level among the leaves in spring; seeds numerous, brown.
الموائل والبيئة
Habitat & elevation : Rocky slopes, open grasslands and montane clearings; 800–1800 m.
Phenology : Flowers from September to November; fruiting from March to May.
الانتشار الموثق
Lebanese distribution : Scattered in Mount Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon; local.
Native range : Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkiye.
الارتفاع الموثق
الارتفاع
800–1800 m
لمحة نباتية
بنية النبات
Life-form & habit : Perennial bulbous geophyte; corm ovoid, covered with dark brown tunics; plant leafless at flowering; flowers emerging directly from the ground.