Puschkinia scilloides

Puschkinia scilloides, commonly known as striped squill[2] or Lebanon squill,[3] is a bulbous perennial, native to Western Asia and the Caucasus (Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, and Iran).[1]

Close-up of flower

Puschkinia scilloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Puschkinia
Species:
P. scilloides
Binomial name
Puschkinia scilloides
Synonyms[1]

Puschkinia libanotica Adams

References

  1. "Puschkinia scilloides", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2017-05-05
  2. "Puschkinia scilloides" at the Missouri Botanical Garden plant finder. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. Barbara Larson. "Spring Bulbs" at the University of Illinois Extension website. Retrieved 30 March 2019.


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