Muscari macrocarpum Sweet

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Muscari

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.3-0.575m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.58
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Flower

Muscari macrocarpum flower picture by mete toppare (cc-by-sa)
Muscari macrocarpum flower picture by Eugenia Tragaki (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Muscari macrocarpum world distribution map, present in Greece and Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:538545-1
WFO ID wfo-0000695704
COL ID 44PZS
BDTFX ID 125717
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Muscari luteum Muscarimia macrocarpa Muscarimia flava Muscari creticum Muscari moschatum var. creticum Muscari moschatum var. flavum Muscari macrocarpum