Tulipa humilis

Tulipa humilis is a species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, found in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Turkey, Iran, and the North Caucasus region of Russia.^[2] The flowers are pink with yellow centers. Its preferred habitat are rocky mountain slopes.^[1][3][4] It is known by several other names in horticulture.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Tulipa humilis
Tulipa humilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Tribe:	Lilieae
Genus:	Tulipa
Subgenus:	Tulipa subg. Eriostemones
Species:	T. humilis
Binomial name
Tulipa humilis Herb.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy Tulipa lownei Baker Tulipa lownei var. haynei Baker Tulipa caucasica Lipsky Tulipa violacea var. pallida Hausskn. Tulipa lipskyi Grossh. Tulipa narcissiodora Markgr. Tulipa humilis subsp. matinae Zojajifar & Sheidai

Synonyms

Tulipa humilis is a very variable species in both size and the appearance of the flowers. Several different names used in horticulture refer to this species. According to Christenhusz et al., the following should be included in T. humilis:^[8]

• Tulipa aucheriana Baker – wild plants are T. humilis var. aucheriana, cultivated plants can be treated as a cultivar group, T. humilis Aucheriana Group
• Tulipa kurdica Wendelbo – T. humilis var. kurdica
• Tulipa pulchella (Regel) Baker – wild plants are T. humilis var. pulchella, cultivated plants T. humilis Pulchella Group
• Tulipa violacea Boiss. & Buhse – wild plants are T. humilis var. violacea, cultivated plants T. humilis Violacea Group

Cultivation

Under the synonym Tulipa aucheriana this plant has been given the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. ^[10]