Author of this page:
Panos & Stavros.
Photo by
Panos & Stavros.
Found this in a rock crack on Gran
Canaria.
Partly exposed bulbs from Sardinia.
Plants I found on Sardinia.
Habitat on Sardinia.
A fruit.
Growing in sand dunes on Sardinia.
Ripe fruits.
Ripe fruits.
Photo by
Panos & Stavros.
Photo by
Panos & Stavros.
Along the black Sea in
Georgia by Ori Fragman-Sapir.
I found the plants on Gran
Canaria. This is a colony in a huge ravine. More below.
Flower from Sardinia. |
| Author: | Carl Linnaeus, 1753 |
| Family: |
AMARYLLIDACEAE |
| Origin: |
Albania,
Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Corse, Cyprus,
East Aegean Islands, Egypt, France, Greece, Illinois, Italy,
Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, North Caucasus,
Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain,
Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Yugoslavia |
| Soil: |
Sandy -
Gravel |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
4
Centimetres |
| Height: |
45
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
| Names:
|
Greek:
Krinos tis Thalassas. Sea Daffodil, Sea Lily, Sea Pancratium
Lily, Sand Lily, Lys de Mer, Giglio di Mare, Narciso das
Areias, Pancracio, Strandlilie, Meermachtblume, Meernarzisse |
| Synonyms: |
Hymenocallis caroliniana, Herb.
Hymenocallis lacera, Salisb.
Hymenocallis maritima, M.Roem.
Hymenocallis ruizii, M.Roem.
Pancratium abchasicum, Regel.
Pancratium aegyptiacum, M.Roem.
Pancratium angustifolium, Lojac.
Pancratium angustifolium, M.Roem..
Pancratium barcinonense, Sennen
Pancratium carolinianum, L.
Pancratium linosae, Soldano & F.Conti.
Pancratium mirennae, Mattei.
Scilla parva, Garsault. |
This member of the Amaryllidaceae
family was described by Carl von Linaeus in 1753. It is found all
around the
Mediterranean, growing in sand in costal areas with some water in
the spring, but none in summer and lots of sun. The bulbs grows to
four centimetres in diameter, the plant to 45 centimetres height.
The flowers are white.
Pancratium maritimum: A much-loved decorative motif of Minoan art.
Pancratium: From the Greek
pankratos, meaning 'strength'. "maritimum" means
'from costal
areas indeed'. Well, I found it way up in the mountains on Gran
Canaria. |
Photo by
Panos & Stavros.
The flowers close up from Gran
Canaria, more below..
The flowers.
A single plant, growing in a
narrow crack.
I found the plants on Gran
Canaria. Some dormant, some in the start of the growing season,
some flowering and this one with fruits.
Early in the growing season.
A single plant.
I found the plants on Gran
Canaria. This is a colony in a huge ravine.
Sardinian plant with many fruits. |
