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Aroids Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Biarum bovei

The most widespread of the Levantine Biarum, ranging from southern Türkiye to Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Iran. It is a summer-dormant corm with ground-level, foul-smelling inflorescences that usually appear in autumn. Grow it as a Mediterranean bulb, with winter water and a dry, warm summer rest.

Biarum bovei
Photo: Arckenhausen.; Blume, Karl Ludwig; Henry, Aimé; Henry, Aimé; Payen.; Sulpke, C. G., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

The genus grows in rocky, often limestone ground, in crevices, gravelly soil and stony fields, in open steppe and among low Mediterranean scrub.

The only usable record is in Hatay, Türkiye, at about 280 m. Across its wide range it probably occurs from the lowlands into the hills.

IranIraqLebanon-SyriaPalestineTürkiye

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.