Othocallis siberica
Siberian squill
Common Name 6
Siberian Squill
Location in Kew 6
Cherry Walk
Brief Description 6
Native to Britain. This is one of the most winter-hardy bulbs, they naturalise well in grass areas. 300,000 bulbs were planted here in 2002, they flower between March and April under the cherry blossom.
Description 7
Plants 10–20(–30) cm; bulbs tunicate, ovoid, 1.5–2 cm; tunics dark purplish brown. Leaves 2–4; blade broadly linear, 10–15 × 0.5–2 cm. Scapes 1–4. Inflorescences racemose, 1–2(–5)-flowered, bracteate; bract 1–2 mm. Flowers: perianth deep blue, 12–16 × 4–6 mm; pedicel drooping, 8–12 mm, equaling or shorter than perianth. Capsules 4–6 mm. Seeds pale brown, with long white appendage, globose, 2–3 mm. 2n = 12.
Fuentes y créditos
- (c) Nova, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Othocallis_siberica.jpg
- (c) Ixtlilto, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cebulice,_Othocallis_siberica.JPG
- (c) Zorro2212, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cebulice_Park_Klepacza.jpg
- (c) Meneerke bloem, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chionodoxa_forbesii06.jpg
- (c) Meneerke bloem, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Muscari_botryoides001.jpg
- (c) consci2014, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA)
- (c) Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/5019210
Más información
- NaturaLista página del taxón
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
