Scilla mischtschenkoana Grossh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Scilla

Characteristics

A bulb plant. The bulb is small. The plant grows 5-15 cm tall. There are 2-3 strap like leaves. The flowers are pale blue with darker veins.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows on rocky banks.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

It is dried and stored and eaten as winter food.
Uses -
Edible leaves
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°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Scilla mischtschenkoana flower picture by Lukas Weber (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Scilla mischtschenkoana world distribution map, present in Austria, Germany, and Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:540920-1
WFO ID wfo-0000740844
COL ID 4VJK2
BDTFX ID 77991
INPN ID 161779
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Synonyms

Othocallis mischtschenkoana Scilla diziensis Scilla grossheimii Scilla tubergeniana Scilla zangezura Scilla mischtschenkoana