URGINEA MARITIMA

This member of the Hyacinthaceae family was given this name by John Gilbert Baker in 1873. It is found in the Mediterranean Basin and on the Canary Islands, growing in sand or other well drained soil with some water and some sun. The bulb can grow up to 25 centimetres in diameter, the leaves up to 30 centimetres long. The large flower stalk can grow up to 1,5 meter and the flowers are white.

The genera name after Johannes Heinrich Ursinus, 1608-1667, a German author, scholar, Lutheran theologian, humanist and dean of Regensburg. The species name means 'from the sea', as it is found along the coast. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae. The bulb by Ivan Cupic from Aqrabim ascent, east Negev desert. The bulb can be exposed, in the wild but are normally buried or partly buried. The plants can be found in huge groups or single.