Leaves 1-1.5 mm wide, emerging with flowers. Perianth creamy white, shading to yellow in the hairy throat; segments 2.5-4 cm long, narrow-elliptic; autumn. Anthers white. Style branches 3, golden, lobed at the tips.

S Syria, Lebanon, Palestine.

Source: Cooke, D. (2005). Iridaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.