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Southern Tulip |
Tulipa australis Link (Fam: LILIACEAE.)
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| Nomenclature and general info |
Species name : | Tulipa australis
Link | Principal synonym : | Tulipa sylvestris subsp. australis
| Plant Family : | | General name(s) : | Southern Tulip | Maltese name(s) : | Tulipan selvaġġ | Status for Malta : | Indigenous. Originating from the Maltese islands | Frequency in the wild : | Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce Rare
Very Rare Extinct
| Growth form : | GEOPHYTE (Bulbous/Rhizomous plants) | Legal Protection : | Protected by law (schedule III and VI of legal notice LN311/2006) and cannot be picked or harmed | Red List 1989 : | This species has a threatened status and is listed in the Flora section of the National Red Data Book (Lanfranco, 1989) | Flowering Time : | Mar-Apr | Remarks : | An endangered plant found only in 2 sites within a distance of 1km. Decreasing due to change and loss of habitat and human interferences, namely overpicking for selling/ornamental use in the past. |
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