Tulipa hungarica

Tulipa hungarica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Tulipa
Species:
T. hungarica
Binomial name
Tulipa hungarica
Synonyms
  • Tulipa aureolina Delip.
  • Tulipa hungarica var. undulatifolia Roman
  • Tulipa hungarica subsp. undulatifolia (Roman) Roman & Beldie
  • Tulipa hungarica var. urumoffii (Hayek) Hayek
  • Tulipa orientalis Levier
  • Tulipa orientalis var. urumoffii (Hayek) Stoj. & Stef.
  • Tulipa urumoffii Hayek

Tulipa hungarica, the Danube tulip, Banat tulip or Rhodope tulip, is a species of flowering plant in the family Liliaceae. It is also in the subgenus Tulipa. It is found on the rocky mountainsides of Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Slovenia, especially along the gorges of the river Danube. It has small bright yellow flowers in spring and blue-grey leaves.