| Tulipa urumiensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
| Tribe: | Lilieae |
| Genus: | Tulipa |
| Species: | T. urumiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tulipa urumiensis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tulipa tarda Stapf | |
Tulipa urumiensis, the late tulip or tardy tulip, is a species of flowering plant in the family Liliaceae. It is a perennial growing from a bulb. By some sources the accepted name is Tulipa tarda. It has a leathery tunic that is glabrous on the inside.[2] It has up to seven linear green leaves that can be up to 20 cm long. The stem is between 4 and 20 cm long. The yellow flowers have white tips, anthers and stamen are yellow.[3]
Tulipa urumiensis is native to central Asia, growing in rocky subalpine meadows in the Tian Shan.[4] It was confused with Tulipa dasystemon for a long time, and only scientifically described in 1932 by Otto Stapf and again as T. tarda in 1933.[5]
The plant blooms in late April and early May in the Northern Hemisphere.[3] The plant was accorded the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 1993.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ Bot. Mag. 155: t. 9288 (1932)
- ^ Richard Wilford 2008, Tulips. Portland, Timber Press, 158
- ^ a b Richard Wilford 2008, Tulips. Portland, Timber Press, 157
- ^ "Tulipa tarda". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ Otto Stapf, Curtis' botanical magazine 9321, 1933
- ^ "Tulipa urumiensis (15)". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 107. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
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