Hyacinthoides non-scripta

(Linnaeus) Chouard

Bull. Soc. Bot. France 81: 625. 1934.

Common names: English bluebell
IntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Hyacinthus non-scriptus Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 316. 1753 (as non scriptus)
Synonyms: Endymion non-scriptus (Linnaeus) Garcke Scilla non-scripta (Linnaeus) Hoffmannsegg & Link Scilla nutans Smith
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 316. Mentioned on page 314, 315.
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Plants 20–30 cm; bulb 1–1.5 mm diam. Leaves 3–6; blade linear to linearlanceolate, 20–50 cm × 7–15 (–25) mm. Racemes 6–12-flowered, 1-sided, apex drooping. Flowers erect in bud, all becoming pendent, fragrant; perianth cylindrical-campanulate; tepals erect proximally, reflexed distally, violet-blue or rarely white or pink, oblong-lanceolate, 1.5–2 cm; stamens unequal, outer inserted near middle of perianth, inner near base; anthers cream; pedicel 4–10 mm, ± equaling perianth. 2n = 16, 24.


Phenology: Flowering late spring.
Habitat: Escaped from gardens
Elevation: 0–1500 m

Distribution

Introduced; B.C., Ind., Ky., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., Va., Wash., w Europe

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thicker" is not a number.

... more about "Hyacinthoides non-scripta"
versatile +  and dorsifixed +
cordate +  and linear +
J. McNeill +
(Linnaeus) Chouard +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
dilated +
Hyacinthus non-scriptus +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
subtending +
tunicate +  and scaly +
1mm +  and 1.5mm +
renewed +  and annual +
English bluebell +
B.C. +, Ind. +, Ky. +, N.Y. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, Va. +, Wash. +  and w Europe +
0–1500 m +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
fragrant +
pendent +  and erect +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
loculicidal +
3-lobed +  and subglobose +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
Escaped from gardens +
persistent +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
cylindrical-campanulate +
Flowering late spring. +
Bull. Soc. Bot. France +
6-12-flowered +
coalescent +
tubular +
wind-distributed +
3 +  and 30 +
globose +  and ellipsoid +
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
adnate +  and free +
staminodial +
1 +  and several +
3 +  and 1 +
Endymion non-scriptus +, Scilla non-scripta +  and Scilla nutans +
Hyacinthoides non-scripta +
Hyacinthoides +
species +
pink;white;violet-blue +
reflexed +  and erect +
oblong-lanceolate +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
3 +  and 2 +