Bulb: Up to 3cm in diameter, frequently forming bulblets, sometimes stoloniferous

Stem: 8 - 35cm tall, glabrous

Leaves: 5 - 6 or more, alternate, lanceolate or oblong, acute, green (in the north) glaucous (in the south)

Flowers: Broadly campanulate, green, tessellated or lined with brown or purple, facia

Segments: Outer tepals 2.5 - 3.5 x 0.7 - 1.2cm, inner tepals 1 - 1.5cm broad

Nectaries: Lanceolate or ovate at the angle of the bell

Style: 8 - 12mm, trifid, branches 3 - 4mm

Capsule: Not winged

Flowering time: IV - V - (VI)

Habitat: Rocky slopes and screes, in disused fields and old orchards, sometimes in shade, 1500 - 2000m

Distribution: Turkey (Amanus), Syria, Lebanon

Cultivation: Easy in an alpine house or bulb frame, in gritty soil