Scilla forbesii (Baker) Speta

Forbes' glory-of-the-snow (en), Scille de Forbes (fr), Sxcille de Forbes (fr), Chionodoxa de Forbes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Scilla

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Scilla forbesii unspecified picture

Distribution

Scilla forbesii world distribution map, present in Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, and Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:540792-1
WFO ID wfo-0000741021
COL ID 4VJFC
BDTFX ID 166802
INPN ID 928526
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Scilla siehei Chionodoxa forbesii Scilla forbesii Scilla tmolusi Chionodoxa siehei Chionodoxa tmolusi Chionodoxa luciliae var. forbesii