Hyacinthoides
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Hyacinthoides is a genus
of the family Asparagaceae
, subfamily Scilloideae. It has also been placed in the separate family Hyacinthaceae
and before that the Liliaceae
. The genus is included within Scilla
by some botanists.
According to the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families , the genus contains 11 species
and one hybrid:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the family Asparagaceae
Asparagaceae
Asparagaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots.In earlier classification systems, the species involved were often treated as belonging to the family Liliaceae...
, subfamily Scilloideae. It has also been placed in the separate family Hyacinthaceae
Hyacinthaceae
Scilloideae is a subfamily of the monocot family Asparagaceae in the order Asparagales. The Scilloideae are bulbous flowering plants, which have sometimes been placed in a separate family, the Hyacinthaceae. The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, Scilla...
and before that the Liliaceae
Liliaceae
The Liliaceae, or the lily family, is a family of monocotyledons in the order Liliales. Plants in this family have linear leaves, mostly with parallel veins but with several having net venation , and flower arranged in threes. Several have bulbs, while others have rhizomes...
. The genus is included within Scilla
Scilla
Scilla is a genus of about 50 bulb-forming perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to woodlands, subalpine meadows, and seashores throughout Europe and Asia...
by some botanists.
According to the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families , the genus contains 11 species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
and one hybrid:
- Hyacinthoides aristidis (Coss.) Rothm. – Algeria to Tunisia
- Hyacinthoides cedretorum (Pomel) Dobignard – Morocco to north Algeria
- Hyacinthoides ciliolata (Pomel) Rumsey – north-east Tunisia
- Hyacinthoides flahaultiana (Emb.) Dobignard – south-west Morocco
- Hyacinthoides hispanicaSpanish BluebellThe Spanish Bluebell , is a spring-flowering bulbous perennial native to the Iberian Peninsula...
(Mill.) Rothm. (Spanish Bluebell) – Portugal to west and south Spain - Hyacinthoides italicaItalian BluebellThe Italian Bluebell or Italian Squill , is a spring-flowering bulbous perennial native to the central Mediterranean region in northwestern Italy, southern France and northeastern Spain...
(L.) Rothm. (Italian Bluebell) – south-east France to north-west Italy - Hyacinthoides lingulataHyacinthoides lingulataHyacinthoides lingulata is a species of bulbous plant from Morocco. It is widespread in short grass and agricultural fields, flowering in autumn when the rains begin...
(Poir.) Rothm. – north-west Africa - Hyacinthoides × massartiana Geerinck – hybrid between H. hispanica and H. non-scripta, occurs naturally in north-west Spain, introduced elsewhere in Europe, including Great Britain
- Hyacinthoides mauritanica (Schousb.) Speta – south-west Portugal, north Morocco
- Hyacinthoides non-scriptaCommon BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta, commonly known as the common bluebell, is a spring-flowering bulbous perennial plant. -Taxonomy:...
(L.) Chouard ex Rothm. (Common Bluebell) – western Europe to northern Portugal - Hyacinthoides paivae S.Ortiz & Rodr.Oubiña – north-west Spain to north-west Portugal
- Hyacinthoides reverchonii (Degen & Hervier) Speta – Spain (Sierra de Cazorla)