Scilla hyacinthoides
| Scilla hyacinthoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Scilla |
| Species: | S. hyacinthoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Scilla hyacinthoides L. | |
Scilla hyacinthoides is a geophyte, native to the Middle East, though it was also brought to France by the Turks. Currently this plant is in the process of domestication as a cut flower in Israel due to its inflorescences.
Scilla hyacinthoides is a bulb plant. It flowers in March - April with bluish-purple flowers on 50–80 cm high flowering stalks.
Sources
- The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens site
- 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
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