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Friday, 4 March 2016

Morris squill or pallid squill - Scilla morrisii Meikle - Σκίλλα η µορρίσεια τουµόρρις - Endemic to Cyprus


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Endemic to Cyprus
Scilla morrisii (also called Morris squill or pallid squill) is a species of plant in the Hyacinthaceae family. It is endemic to Cyprus. Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Photos Lapithos 4/3/2016 by George Konstantinou

Thanks to Andreas Chimonides for his help to find the plant.




 







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  1. mihalis9 March 2019 at 06:43

    hello, I'm pretty sure I found a small growing community of these just outside Nicosia, I was looking for urgineas.
    please email me michalisc@me.com for further details.

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