Scilla bifolia L.

Alpine squill (en), Scille à deux feuilles (fr), Étoile bleue (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Scilla

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 0.55
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 2-4
Soil acidity 5-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity toxic (bulb), toxic (seed), toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 14 - 16
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Scilla bifolia habit picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)
Scilla bifolia habit picture by Kai Best (cc-by-sa)
Scilla bifolia habit picture by Hervé Hické (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Scilla bifolia leaf picture by Philippe de Spoelberch (cc-by-sa)
Scilla bifolia leaf picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)
Scilla bifolia leaf picture by Lucia (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Scilla bifolia flower picture by Maury Vigna Lobbia (cc-by-sa)
Scilla bifolia flower picture by Nina Autant (cc-by-sa)
Scilla bifolia flower picture by jef cooreman (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Scilla bifolia fruit picture by Boumlik Messaïli (cc-by-sa)
Scilla bifolia fruit picture by Petr Šimák (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Scilla bifolia world distribution map, present in Austria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Micronesia (Federated States of), Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, and Poland

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:540689-1
WFO ID wfo-0000741049
COL ID 4VJCF
BDTFX ID 61464
INPN ID 121606
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Rinopodium bifolia Scilla concinna Scilla pruinosa Scilla xanthandra Scilla vernalis Scilla lusitanica Scilla bifolia Scilla hohenackeri Scilla minor Scilla secunda Scilla rosea Scilla praecox Adenoscilla unifolia Anthericum bifolium Scilla chladnii Scilla carnea Scilla cernua Scilla dubia Scilla decidua Scilla bulgarica Scilla drunensis Scilla dedea Scilla laxa Scilla resslii Scilla uluensis Scilla trifolia Stellaris bifolia Adenoscilla bifolia Ornithogalum bifolium Genlisa bifolia Hyacinthus bifolius Scilla bifolia subsp. laxa Scilla bifolia subsp. danubialis Scilla bifolia subsp. drunensis Scilla drunensis subsp. laxa Scilla bifolia var. subnivalis Scilla bifolia var. cernua Scilla bifolia var. hohenackeri Scilla bifolia var. laxa Scilla nivalis var. praecox Scilla bifolia var. rosea Scilla bifolia var. secunda Scilla bifolia subsp. praecox Scilla bifolia subsp. nivalis Scilla bifolia var. drunensis Scilla bifolia subsp. spetana Scilla bifolia f. multiflora Scilla spetana Scilla bifolia var. bohemica Scilla bifolia var. magnomoravica Scilla bifolia subsp. rara Scilla nivalis subsp. subnivalis