Puschkinia scilloides
Puschkinia scilloides | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
Genus: | Puschkinia |
Species: | P. scilloides
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Binomial name | |
Puschkinia scilloides | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Puschkinia libanotica Adams |
Puschkinia scilloides, commonly known as striped squill[2] or Lebanon squill,[3] is a bulbous perennial (zone 3), native to Western Asia and the Caucasus (Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, and Iran).[1]
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Close-up of flower
References[]
- ^ a b c "Puschkinia scilloides", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2017-05-05
- ^ "Puschkinia scilloides" at the Missouri Botanical Garden plant finder. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ Barbara Larson. "Spring Bulbs" at the University of Illinois Extension website. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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Categories:
- Scilloideae
- Flora of Western Asia
- Flora of the Caucasus
- Plants described in 1805
- Asparagaceae stubs