''Scilla hyacinthoides'' is a
geophyte
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(generally in the form of carbohydrates) or water. Storage organs often grow underground, where they are better protected from attack by herbivores. Plants that have ...
, native to the
Middle East
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, though it was also brought to
France
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by the Turks. Currently this plant is in the process of domestication as a cut flower in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
due to its inflorescences.
''Scilla hyacinthoides'' is a bulb plant. It flowers in March to April with bluish-purple flowers on 50–80 cm high flowering stalks.
Sources
The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens site* Michael Zohary; Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan (1966-1986) Flora Palaestina
* Witztum A.and Negbi M. (1991) Primary xylem of ''Scilla hyacinthoides'' (Liliaceae) - the wool-bearing bulb of
Theophrastus
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. Economical Botany 45:97-102
Hyacinthoides
''Hyacinthoides'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, known as bluebells.
Systematics
''Hyacinthoides'' is classified in the subfamily Scilloideae (now part of the family Asparagaceae, but formerly treated as a separate ...
Plants described in 1767
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