Scilla hyacinthoides
Scilla hyacinthoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
Genus: | Scilla |
Species: | S. hyacinthoides |
Binomial name | |
Scilla hyacinthoides |
Scilla hyacinthoides is a geophyte, native to Southern Europe to Northern Iraq. Like all Scilla it is a bulbous plant.
Habitat
Scilla hyacinthoides is native to France including Corsica, Italy (Sardegna, Sicilia), Greece including East Aegean Islands, Yugoslavia, and the Middle East with Turkey, Lebanon-Syria, Iraq and Palestine. It was introduced to Portugal, Spain, and Algeria, and in the US to Texas and Louisiana, as well as to South Australia.[1]
Description
It flowers in March to April with bluish-purple flowers on 1–1.5 m (3.3–4.9 ft) high flowering stalks.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Kew Science. "Scilla hyacinthoides L." Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "Scilla hyacinthoides L." Flora of Israel and adjacent areas. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
Bibliography
- The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens site (Hebrew)
- Michael Zohary; Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan (1966-1986) Flora Palaestina
- Witztum A.and Negbi M. (1991) Primary xylem of Scilla hyacinthoides (Liliaceae) - the wool-bearing bulb of Theophrastus. Economical Botany 45:97-102