Eremurus luteus Baker
Tabas Desert, Iran
April 12, 2024
Some details about its natural habitat:
T Max 60°c in Summer
T Min -15°c in Winter
Average precipitation: 70mm
Elevation 700m
Imagine how this plant can survive in such harsh conditions.
#botany #eremurus #wildflowers

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Scilla khorassanica Meikle
Asparagaceae
Khorasan, Iran
Elevation 1800m
April 12, 2024
#scilla #botany #wildflower

Fritillaria imperialis
Kaftar, Fars, Iran
April 13, 2024
Elevation: 2400m
#Fritillaria #Fritillaria _imperialis #Liliaceae #botany #wildflowers #Ecology #geophyte #LILY #wildlife

Tulipa micheliana Hoog
Mashhad, Iran
April 5, 2024
Elevation: 1240m
Dry farming and overgrazing are the main threats to this species.
#tulipa #Liliaceae #wildflowers #photography #botany #ecology #gardening #Flowers

Iris fosteriana
Mashhad, Iran
#iris #beautiful #NaturePhotography
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Tulipa lehmanniana Merckl
Liliaceae
Tabas Desert, Iran
April 5, 2024
Elevation: 1300m
Some details about the habitat of this species:
Average rainfall: 150mm
T Max 50°c
T min -10 °c
Dry period: April to November
#tulipa #Liliaceae #botany #wildflowers #Ecology #tulipfestival

Iris fosteriana Aitch. & Baker
Mashhad, Iran
April 5, 2024
Elevation: 2050m
To photograph this one and some other species, we drove around 3,100 kilometers (Shiraz to Mashhad), from the Southwest of Iran to the Northeast. Was it worth it?
#iris #iridaceae #botany #wildflowers

Fritillaria gibbosa Boiss
Liliaceae
South Zagros, Iran
March 30, 2024
Elevation 2500m
There are about 25 species of Fritillaria in the flora of Iran, and some of them have been introduced in the last one or two years. 
#Fritillaria #botany #bulb #Mountain #Ecology #wildflowers

Dionysia tjeerdsmae
Primulaceae
Named after Gerben Tjeerdsma(Dutch-Swedish botanist)
Fars province, Iran
March 30, 2024
Elevation 2500m
Very fragrant (rose-like fragrance).
This species has been introduced as a new species in 2023.
#Dionysia #Primulaceae #botany #Ecology

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Dionysia bryoides
Today, Isfahan, Iran
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As a Horticulturist and Botanist, I really enjoy adapting and propagating wildflowers.
Today, Shiraz, Iran

Astragalus macropelmatus
Fabaceae
Fars, Iran
March 27, 2024
Elevation 2400m
There are more than 900 Astragalus species in the flora of Iran. This species has a height of less than 3 cm, but its root is more than 50 cm long, and this long root ensures its survival. #botany

Finally, this morning, my yellow Fritillaria imperialis(wild form) bloomed after three years of care. Yellow form is very, very rare in natural habitats. During ten years of botanizing, I only saw four yellow colors in natural habitats.

Dionysia diapensifolia
Primulaceae
Fars province, Iran
March 2024
Elevation 2000m
#dionysia #Primulaceae #wildflowers #botany #ecolog #climate_change #photography

Tulipa systola
Different colors
Today

Lamium amplexicaule
Lamiaceae
Dehdez, IRAN
March 2024
Altitude: 2000m

Dionysia sarvestanica subsp. spathulata Lidén
Primulaceae
Fars province, Iran
March 2024
Altitude 1800m
#dionysia #Primulaceae #Iran #botany #wildflower #Ecology #conservation #beautiful

نوروز فرخنده باد
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