Biology:Muscari pseudomuscari

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Muscari pseudomuscari
Scientific classification edit
Missing taxonomy template (fix): Muscari subg. Pseudomuscari
Species:
M. pseudomuscari
Binomial name
Muscari pseudomuscari
(Boiss. & Buhse) Wendelbo[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Muscari chalusicum Bellevalia pseudomuscari
  • Boiss. & Buhse (Boiss. & Buhse) Chouard
  • D.C.Stuart Pseudomuscari chalusicum
  • Hyacinthus pseudomuscari (D.C.Stuart) Garbari
  • Hyacinthella pseudomuscari (Boiss. & Buhse) Baker

Muscari pseudomuscari, synonym Pseudomuscari chalusicum, the Chalus grape hyacinth, is a species of flowering plant in the squill subfamily Scilloideae of the asparagus family Asparagaceae. It is native to northern Iran,[1] where Chalus County is located. Growing to about 15 cm (5.9 in) in height, it is a bulbous perennial with floppy, curved leaves sitting close to the ground, and small clusters of bell-shaped flowers on erect stems, appearing in mid-spring. The flower colour is pale blue at the tip, shading downwards to a darker blue. Unlike some other Muscari species, it does not spread rapidly.[2]

In cultivation in the United Kingdom it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4] It requires a sunny position in well-drained soil, and is hardy in most places in the UK - down to about −15 cm (−5.9 in).

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