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The flowers are usually blue, but those of Scilla siberica var. alba are white. The stamens of Scilla are separate, unlike those of the related genus Puschkinia, which are fused into a tube. The pollen is dark blue. After flowering, the flower stems become limp as capsules (pods) mature. At maturity, the capsules become purple and split open ...
Botanists have ranked the Sierra Nevada alpine zone floral bloom as one of California's foremost wildflower displays, with flowers of fantastic color and abundance. [8] Many of the alpine species are notable for large and showy flowers, which must compete for the pollinators during brief growing seasons. [5]
In classical literature, Scilla was known for its medicinal properties. [b] [3] Later mentions include pre-Linnaen botanists such as Fuchs (1542) [7] and Clusius (1601), who considered many closely related plants to be types of Hyacinthus. [8] [9] [3] Spring Scilla flowers in Kildeskoven, Greater Copenhagen, Denmark
Each bulb produces two leaves, up to 8 cm long and 2 cm wide, and at most one flowering stem, up to 10 cm long. The flowers are produced in a loose pyramidal raceme, with 2–3 flowers per stem, which face upwards. Each flower is up to 3.5 cm across. The base of each tepal is white (as are the stamen filaments), producing a white 'eye'. The ...
Scilla section Chionodoxa, known as glory-of-the-snow, is a small group of bulbous perennial flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. Formerly treated as the separate genus Chionodoxa , they are now included in Scilla as a section.
California’s eco-bureaucrats halted a wildfire prevention project near the Pacific Palisades to protect an endangered shrub. It’s just the latest clash between fire safety and conservation in ...
Siberica may refer to: Species. Scilla siberica, species of flowering plant; Thiomicrospira siberica, species of bacteria; Other uses
Several African species previously classified in Scilla have been removed to the genus Ledebouria. The best known of these is the common houseplant still sometimes known as Scilla violacea but now properly Ledebouria socialis. [citation needed] Scilla autumnalis – autumn squill: see Prospero autumnale; Scilla maritima – sea squill: see ...