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Ae.
sharonensis
We collected Ae. sharonensis at 12 localities along
Mediterranean coast in Acco Plain, Sharon Plain and Philistean Plain.
Usually, this species do not grow near seashore. However, in the
beach of Dor- haBonim Nature Reserve, haBonim, we found a large
population on sand dunes about 50m from the seashore. A small
population of Ae. variabilis was also found there. In Zahara,
north Tel-Aviv, a massive stand of this species was found together
with small amount of Ae. longissima,.
Ae.ovata
This species distributed mainly in northern regions, Golan
Heights, Dan Valley, Upper, Lower
and Coastal Galilee, Acco Plain, Mount Carmel, Coast of Carmel and
Northeast of Sharon Plain,
and in Jerusalem. Few individuals were found at two sites, one in
northern Judean Desert and
another in southern Judean Mountains ins.
Ae.
biuncialis
Ae. biuncialis was found in northern regions, Upper Galilee, Dan
Valley and Golan Heights and in Jerusalem.
Ae.
variabilis
We collected Ae. variabilis mainly in northern and
coastal regions with mesic climates, Golan Heights, Dan Valley, Upper
Jordan Valley, Upper, Lower and Coastal Galilee, Acco Plain, Mount
Carmel, Coast of Carmel, Sharon Plain and Philistean Plain. It was
also observed at inland sites in Beit Shean Valley, northern Judean
Desert and Jerusalem. Few individuals were found in southern Judean
Mountains.
Ae.
kotschyi
Ae. kotschyi was collected at inland sites with continental
climates in Beit Shean Valley, Lower Jordan Valley, Judean Desert,
Judean Mountains and Northern, Western and Central Negev. Ae.
variabilis and Ae. kotschyi have the same genome,
UUSvSv, and produce fertile hybrids between
them. However, the distribution area of the two species is different
and rarely overlaps. We found both of the two species together only
in three sites throughout Israel.
Ae.
triuncialis
We collected this species only in Golan Heights.
Ae.
cylindrica
Several plants were found at roadside near Haifa Port, Haifa,
together with small plants of Triticum aestivum and Secale
cereale. Apparently, this species is not native to Israel (Zohary
and Feinburn-Dothan 1966), and therefore is not included in the
maps.
Fig. 1.
Collection sites of Aegilops in
Israel.
Reference
Zohary M and Feinburn-Dothan N (1966) Flora
Palaestina. Jerusalem Academic Press. Jerusalem.
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