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Squill
Squill is a common name for several lily-like plants and may refer to: *''Drimia maritima'', medicinal plant native to the Mediterranean, formerly classified as ''Scilla maritima'' *''Scilla'', a genus of plants cultivated for their ornamental flowers, native to Europe and Asia *''Puschkinia scilloides ''Puschkinia scilloides'', commonly known as striped squill or Lebanon squill, is a bulbous perennial, native to Western Asia and the Caucasus. Description ''Puschkinia scilloides'' is a small bulbous plant, growing to about tall. It has two ...'', a bulbous perennial resembling ''Scilla'' also cultivated for its ornamental flowers {{Plant common name It may also refer to * SQL (Structured Query Language), used to manage databases. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scilla
''Scilla'' () is a genus of about 30 to 80 species of bulb-forming perennial herbaceous plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. Sometimes called the squills in English, they are native to woodlands, subalpine meadows, and seashores throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East. A few species are also naturalized in Australasia and North America. Their flowers are usually blue, but white, pink, and purple types are known; most flower in early spring, but a few are autumn-flowering. Several ''Scilla'' species are valued as ornamental garden plants. Taxonomy Species of ''Scilla'' have been known since classical antiquity, being described by both Greek (Theophrastus (371–287 BC) and Discorides (40–90 AD)) and Roman (Pliny (23–79 AD)) writers. Theophrastus described ''Scilla hyacinthoides'' (''skilla''), and more briefly '' S. autumnalis'' and '' S. bifolia'' in his ''Historia plantarum'', where he mentions "those of squill" (σκῐ́λ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drimia Maritima
''Drimia maritima'' ( syn. ''Urginea maritima'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (formerly the family Hyacinthaceae). This species is known by several common names, including squill, sea squill, sea onion, and maritime squill.''Drimia maritima'' (maritime squill). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It may also be called red squill, particularly a form which produces red-tinged flowers instead of white. It is native to southern Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa. Description 
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Puschkinia Scilloides
''Puschkinia scilloides'', commonly known as striped squill or Lebanon squill, is a bulbous perennial, native to Western Asia and the Caucasus. Description ''Puschkinia scilloides'' is a small bulbous plant, growing to about tall. It has two narrow basal leaves that widen towards the tips (oblanceolate). The inflorescence appears in early spring and is a dense raceme with up to 20 flowers. The flowers are pale blue with a darker blue line in the centre of each tepal. A characteristic of the genus ''Puschkinia'' is a small cup surrounding the stamens and style. Distribution and habitat ''Puschkinia scilloides'' is native to Western Asia (Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Iran) and the Caucasus (North Caucasus and the Transcaucasus). It is grows in alpine meadows near the snowline. Cultivation ''Puschkinia scilloides'' is cultivated as an ornamental bulbous plant Ornamental bulbous plants, often called ornamental bulbs or just bulbs in gardening and horticulture, are he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
