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Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Sign in to saveAlso known as Scilla nutans Sm., Hyacinthus non-scriptus L., Common Bluebell, Bluebell, wood bell, fairy flower, wild hyacinth
species of plant
OverviewAI-generated
Hyacinthoides non-scripta is a species of plant within the family Asparagaceae. It belongs to the genus Hyacinthoides and is classified under the order Asparagales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The species is also referred to by common names such as Common Bluebell, English bluebell, Wilde hyacint, and hyacintovec britský. Its flowers are blue.
The native range of Hyacinthoides non-scripta includes Belgium, France, Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. Records of the species have also been documented in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
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Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAsparagaceae
General: Geography and distribution Hyacinthoides non-scripta
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,095
- With media
- 567
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Collections
- OSU, MEL, RENO, NY, MICH, CAS
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia, United Kingdom
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Encyclopedic overview
Hyacinthoides non-scripta /ˌhaɪəsɪnˈθɔɪdiːz nɒnˈskrɪptə/ (formerly Endymion non-scriptus or Scilla non-scripta) is a bulbous perennial plant found in Atlantic areas from the north-western part of the Iberian Peninsula to the British Isles, and also frequently used as a garden plant. It is known in English as the common bluebell, English bluebell or simply bluebell, a name which is used in Scotland to refer to the harebell, Campanula rotundifolia. In spring, H. non-scripta produces a nodding, one-sided inflorescence of 5–12 tubular, sweet-scented violet–blue flowers, with strongly recurved tepals, and 3–6 long, linear, basal leaves.
H. non-scripta is particularly associated with ancient woodland where it may dominate the understory to produce carpets of violet–blue flowers in "bluebell woods", but also occurs in more open habitats in western regions. It is protected under UK law, and in some other parts of its range. A related species, H. hispanica, has also been introduced to Britain and Ireland and hybridises with H. non-scripta to produce intermediates known as H. × massartiana.
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