Family: Asparagaceae
Scilla hyacinthoides
Citation:
L., Syst. Nat. edn 12:243 (1767).
Synonymy: Not Applicable Common name: Hyacinth bluebell.
Description:
Leaves 10-12, spreading, 30-50 cm long, 12-30 mm broad.
inflorescence to 1 m high, lax, subcylindrical, 50-150-flowered; pedicels more or less spreading, to 4 cm long; bracts less than 5 mm long; perianth-segments; bluish-lilac, c. 5 mm long.
Published illustration:
Grey-Wilson & Mathew (1981) Bulbs, pl. 18.
Distribution:
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S.Aust.: NL, SL, KI, SE. Native to the Mediterranean region.
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Conservation status:
native
Flowering time: in spring.
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SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
No text
Author:
Not yet available
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