Scilla hyacinthoides is a geophyte, native to Southern Europe to Northern Iraq. Like all Scilla it is a bulbous plant.

Scilla hyacinthoides
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Scilla
Species:
S. hyacinthoides
Binomial name
Scilla hyacinthoides

Habitat

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Kew Science. "Scilla hyacinthoides L." Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  2. ^ "Scilla hyacinthoides L." Flora of Israel and adjacent areas. Retrieved 2023-04-23.

Bibliography

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  • 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