Puschkinia scilloides

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Puschkinia scilloides
Puszkinia cebulicowata Puschkinia libanotica IV 2006 1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Puschkinia
Species:
P. scilloides
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]

Close-up of flower

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Puschkinia scilloides", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2017-05-05
  2. ^ "Puschkinia scilloides" at the Missouri Botanical Garden plant finder. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. ^ Barbara Larson. "Spring Bulbs" at the University of Illinois Extension website. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

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