Ixiolirion tataricum

Ixiolirion tataricum

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Bulb ovoid or ovoid-oblong, 1-1.5 cm diam. Basal leaves linear, 13-37 cm x 1-15 mm, with scabrid margins.  Scape 20-45 cm. Flowers 2-8 in umbel, with 14 below . Perianth segments blue or violet-blue , with 3 dark raised lines running down the often paler middle, 20-50 x 2.3-6.5 mm; apex of outer ones with 0.5-4 mm apiculus; apiculus of inner segments very short or absent.  Anthers  1.5-5.5 mm, curved or straight at apex. Style at rust equalling shorter stamens, lengthening to become ± equal to longer stamens at maturity.
1. Anthers oblong-linear, 2.6-5.5 mm, tapering to usually curved apex, 5-8 x as long as broad subsp. montanum
1. Anthers ovoid, 1.5-2.5 mm, broadest near middle, ± straight, 2-3 x as long as broad subsp. tataricum ( W. Syria, Syrian Desert, Negev, S. Iran, Baluchistan, Afghanistan, C. Asia, Kashmir. Ir.-Tur. element