Biology:Scilla hyacinthoides
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Scilla |
| Species: | S. hyacinthoides
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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." (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:540833-1.
- ↑ "Scilla hyacinthoides L." (in en-US). https://flora.org.il:443/en/plants/SCIHYA/.
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
Wikidata ☰ Q658705 entry
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