Wildflowers of Palestine - Tulipa agenensis

Tulipa agenensis is a Middle Eastern species of flowering plants in the lily family. It is native to Turkey, Iran, Cyprus, the Aegean Islands, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine, and naturalized in the central and western Mediterranean (Italy, Tunisia, France, Portugal, Moldova etc.) Tulipa agenensis is a bulb-forming perennial. Flowers are deep red with black and yellow markings toward the center with a green stem.