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Muscari armeniacum H.J.Veitch

Armenian grape hyacinth (en), Muscari (fr), Muscari d'Arménie (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Muscari

Characteristics

Clump-forming, grass-like. Bulb globose, to 2.5 cm diam.; tunic thin. brown. Leaves 3-8, ± erect, later elongating and drooping, 30-40 cm × 5-8-(10) mm, linear, concavo-convex, shining green on convex surface, dull and glaucous on concave surface. Scapes 1-3, to 30 cm × 5 mm, green, greyish-blue below inflorescence. Raceme to 10 cm long, at first hidden among leaves, conspicuous when scapes elongate and leaves droop. Flowers many 6-7 mm long, bright-blue to violet-blue, oblong to obovate, campanulate, fleshy, contracted at mouth; lobes white, recurved; pedicel slightly < flower, (or 0 in upper sterile flowers); bract white, minute. Sterile flowers to 18, smaller towards apex of raceme, entirely bright sky-blue. Capsule c. 7 mm long, triquetrous, firmly membranous. Seeds c. 2 mm long, black.
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Tufted bulbous perennial herb. Leaves 3–8, to 40 cm long and to 10 mm wide, very concave, die back after flowering. Scapes 1–3, to 40 cm long; raceme crowded, 3–5 cm long; flowers scented. Fertile flowers: pedicels 2–5 mm long; perianth broadly urceolate, 5–6 mm long, deep blue with white lobes. Sterile flowers: pedicels 1–2 mm long, ±erect; perianth clavate to obovoid, shorter than fertile flower, deep blue. Capsule broadly obovoid, 3-angled (3 cells with usually 2 black seeds per cell), 7–9 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Garden escape found on grassy road verges, road cuttings, riverbanks, in weedy wasteland, parkland, suburban reserves, lawns, disturbed eucalypt woodland and other disturbed areas near settlement or human activities.
Light 5-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

Cultivated as an ornamental, including many cultivars.
Uses environmental use ornamental
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 42 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Muscari armeniacum habit picture by nathan lang (cc-by-sa)
Muscari armeniacum habit picture by Ieg (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Muscari armeniacum leaf picture by Arnaud (cc-by-sa)
Muscari armeniacum leaf picture by Frédéric Faure (cc-by-sa)
Muscari armeniacum leaf picture by jocelyne serrier (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Muscari armeniacum flower picture by Marine Dupré (cc-by-sa)
Muscari armeniacum flower picture by Charlotte Tachot (cc-by-sa)
Muscari armeniacum flower picture by Shelby Marie (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Muscari armeniacum fruit picture by Barbara Robin (cc-by-sa)
Muscari armeniacum fruit picture by zx123 (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Muscari armeniacum world distribution map, present in Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), France, Greece, Italy, New Zealand, Turks and Caicos Islands, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:538447-1
WFO ID wfo-0000694251
COL ID 44PWL
BDTFX ID 43023
INPN ID 108866
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Muscari argaei f. album Muscari elegantulum Muscari cyaneo-violaceum Muscari apertum Muscari pyramidatum Muscari schliemanni Muscari szovitsianum Bellevalia aperta Botryanthus szovitsianus Muscari sosnowskyi Muscari alexandrae Muscari woronowii Muscari conicum Muscari concinnum Muscari colchicum Muscari polyanthum Muscari pauperulum Muscari maweanum Pseudomuscari apertum Muscari micranthum Muscari pendulum Botryanthus micranthus Muscari armeniacum
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