- Scilla hyacinthoides
Taxobox
name = "Squilla hyacinthoides"
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Asparagales
familia =Hyacinthaceae
genus = "Scilla "
species = "S. hyacinthoides"
binomial = "Scilla hyacinthoides"
binomial_authority = L."Scilla hyacinthoides" is a
geophyte , belonging to theLiliaceae family. It is native to theMiddle East , though it was also brought toFrance by the Turks. Currently this plant is in the process of domestication as a cut flower inIsrael due to its inflorescenses.
"Scilla hyacinthoides" is a bulb plant. It flowers in March - April with bluish-purple flowers on 50-80 cm high flowering stalks.Sources
*The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens site http://www.botanic.co.il/A/catalog.asp?qcat=SCIHYA
*Michael Zohary;Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan (1966-1986)Flora Palaestina
*Witztum A.and Negbi M. (1991)Primary xylem of "Scilla hyacinthoides" (Liliaceae) - the wool-bearing bulb of Theophrastus. Economical Botany 45:97-102
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