Muscari racemosum

Muscari racemosum
Muscari racemosum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
clade: Angiosperms
clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Muscari
Species: M. racemosum
Binomial name
Muscari racemosum
Mill.
Synonyms[1]
  • Hyacinthus muscari L.
  • Muscari muscarimi Medik., nom. illeg.
  • Muscari moschatum Willd.
  • Muscarimia muscari (L.) Losinsk.

Muscari racemosum is a perennial bulbous plant, one of a number of species and genera known as Grape Hyacinth. Originally from south-west Turkey where it grows in rocky places, it is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant. It may be found in the horticultural literature under the synonym Muscari muscarimi.[2]

M. racemosum resembles M. macrocarpum (with which it has been placed in the Muscarimia group of the genus Muscari). It is a robust plant, with large bulbs which have thick fleshy roots. Each bulb produces several greyish-green leaves. Flowers are borne in a spike or raceme. Individual flowers are 7–9 mm long, grey-white when fully open, sometimes with a bluish tone; they have a distinct scent of musk.[2] This is the species from which the genus gets its name (Muscari is from the Greek muschos, meaning musk).[3]

References

  1. ^ WCSP (2011), World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do, retrieved 2011-11-14 , search for "Muscari racemosum"
  2. ^ a b Mathew, Brian (1987), The Smaller Bulbs, London: B.T. Batsford, ISBN 978-0-7134-4922-8 , p. 130 (under the name M. muscarimi)
  3. ^ Garbari, F. & Greuter, W. (1970), "On the Taxonomy and Typification of Muscari Miller (Liliaceae) and Allied Genera, and on the Typification of Generic Names", Taxon 19 (3): 329–335, doi:10.2307/1219056 
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