Tulipa clusiana

Tulip, Tulip

Family: Liliaceae · Type: perennial · Not Native

Tulip is a naturalized perennial found in disturbed places near Riverside in the Peninsular Ranges bioregion at elevations below 500 meters. Flowering from spring to summer, this plant produces white flowers with pink-red tinge or wide central band, featuring delicate perianth parts with a small purple blotch at the base. Growing with a bulb 2 to 3.5 centimeters tall and 1 to 2.5 centimeters wide, it has a distinctive long-wavy-hairy coat forming a felt that protrudes from the top. Its leaves are 2 to 6 in number, linear to lance-linear, creating an elegant slender profile. The flower's outer perianth parts measure 30 to 60 millimeters long, with inner parts 25 to 50 millimeters, presenting a graceful white and pink-tinged appearance.

Habitat: Disturbed places

Bloom period: Spring-summer

Elevation: < 500 m

Bioregions: PR (spontaneous at site of former Desert Nursery near Riverside)

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