Hyacinthoides hispanica
Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 53: 14. 1944.
Common names: Spanish bluebell
Introduced
Basionym: Scilla hispanica Miller Gard. Dict. ed. 8, Scilla no. 8. 1768
Synonyms: Endymion hispanicus (Miller) Chouard Hyacinthoides non-scripta subsp. hispanica (Miller) Kerguélen
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Mentioned on page 316.
Plants 20–40 cm; bulb 1–2 mm diam. Leaves 4–8; blade linearlanceolate to lanceolate, 20–50 cm × 10–35 mm. Racemes 6–8-flowered, not 1-sided, apex not drooping. Flowers erect in bud, at least distal ones remaining so, not fragrant; perianth campanulate; tepals spreading, not reflexed distally, blue, oblong-lanceolate, 1.5–2 cm; stamens equal, inserted below middle of perianth; anthers blue; pedicel 4–10 mm, ± equaling perianth. 2n = 16, 24.
Phenology: Flowering late spring.
Habitat: Escaped from gardens
Elevation: 0–1000 m
Distribution
Introduced; Va., sw Europe, nw North Africa
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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