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Scilla hyacinthoides L.

Nectaroscille fausse jacinthe (fr), Scille fausse jacinthe (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Scilla

Characteristics

Bulb to 5 cm diam.; outer tunics glabrous. Leaves 10-13, acute, 30-40 cm long, 2-3 cm wide, shortly ciliate. Scape to 40 cm long. Inflorescence racemose, with up to 150 flowers; bracts ovate, c. 1.5 mm long; pedicels to 40 mm long, spreading. Perianth 5-7 mm long, blue-violet. Staminal filaments narrowly triangular.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
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Images

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Distribution

Scilla hyacinthoides world distribution map, present in Australia, Cyprus, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Iraq, Italy, Palau, Portugal, and Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:540833-1
WFO ID wfo-0000741191
COL ID 4VJGJ
BDTFX ID 61483
INPN ID 121625
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Scilla hyacinthoides Lagocodes hyacinthoides Nectaroscilla hyacinthoides Prospero hyacinthoideum Scilla eriophora Epimenidion hyacinthoides Scilla parviflora
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