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	Iris tuberosa  L.

Fam.: Iridaceae / Iris Fam.

Synon.:  Hermodactylus tuberosus  (L.) MILL.

Genus:  Iris  L.,  Hermodactylus  MILL.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	MILL.:		Philip Miller (1691 - 1771), English gardener

Etymology:
	Iris:		rainbow
	tuberosa:		bulbous
	Hermodactylus:		Hermes = Greek legendary figure, dactylos = finger

Fig. 1:  Iris tuberosa / Snake's-Head Iris Crete, Spili 5.4.2015

Fig. 2:  Iris tuberosa / Snake's-Head Iris Crete, Spili 5.4.2015

Fig. 3:  Iris tuberosa / Snake's-Head Iris Crete, Gournia 14.2.2002

Fig. 4:  Iris tuberosa / Snake's-Head Iris Crete, Lasithi 5.4.1990

Fig. 5:  Iris tuberosa / Snake's-Head Iris Crete, Lasithi 5.4.1990

Fig. 6:  Iris tuberosa / Snake's-Head Iris GR Peloponnes, Kosmas 31.3.2013

Fig. 7:  Iris tuberosa / Snake's-Head Iris GR Hymettos 20.3.2019

Fig. 8:  Iris tuberosa / Snake's-Head Iris GR Hymettos 20.3.2019

Fig. 9:  Iris tuberosa / Snake's-Head Iris GR Hymettos 20.3.2019

Fig. 10:  Iris tuberosa / Snake's-Head Iris Sicily, Passo delle Pantanelle 11.3.2002

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