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Bellevalia paradoxa (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Boiss.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Bellevalia

Characteristics

A bulb plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The leaves are eaten cooked. They are cooked with wheat and milk.
Uses -
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Bellevalia paradoxa world distribution map, present in Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, and Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531843-1
WFO ID wfo-0000761495
COL ID 68H3C
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hyacinthus paradoxus Hyacinthus pycnanthus Muscari elwendium Muscari pycnanthum Pseudomuscari acutifolium Bellevalia paradoxa Bellevalia pycnantha Hyacinthella paradoxa Hyacinthus elwendius Pseudomuscari paradoxum Bellevalia acutifolia Botryanthus paradoxus Bellevalia acutifolia Muscari paradoxum Muscari paradoxum Bellevalia elwendica Hyacinthella pycnantha Muscari acutifolium
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