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Spring In Kurdistan: (Fritillaria Imperialis) In Choman

Kurdish photographer (Ilyas Aziz) spends time exploring the nature in the Region.he gets lost in the spellbinding beauty of landscapes. He is passionate to capture the deep beauty of the natural landscapes in their most spectacular state. Ilyas takes advantage of the climate in the spring to photograph the landscapes full of colors and flowers throughout the Choman’s forests. In addition, scattering of (Fritillaria imperialis) through the plains add amenity to the shoots, and give a diversity to the images as well.All these show how talented the photographer can get in a natural environment.

(Fritillaria imperialis) or (Kaiser’s crown) is a species of flowers in the lily family, native to a wide area from Kurdistan to Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Himalayan foothills.It grows to about (1 m) in height, it has lance-shaped leaves,and bears the downward facing flowers at the top of the stem, topped by a ‘crown’ which consists of small leaves. the natural color in Kurdistan is usually orange-red, these flowers are blooming in late spring, accompanied by a distinctly foxy odor that repels mice, moles and other small animals.