Muscari pulchellum (Muscari pulchellum)
Description
Muscari armeniacum is a species of flowering plant in the squill subfamily Scilloideae of the asparagus family Asparagaceae formerly the lilies, Liliaceae. It is a bulbous perennial with basal, simple leaves and short flowering stems. It is one of a number of species and genera known as grape hyacinth, in this case Armenian grape hyacinth1or garden grape-hyacinth. The flowers are purple, blue with a white fringe, white cv. ‘Album’ or pale pink ‘Pink Sunrise’ and the plants are usually 15 centimetres 6 in tall. M. armeniacum blooms in mid-Spring April or May in the Northern Hemisphere for 3–4 weeks. Some selections are fragrant. Established bulbs leaf in the autumn. M. armeniacum is widespread in the woods and meadows of the Eastern Mediterranean, from Greece and Turkey to the Caucasus,3 including Armenia which gives it its name.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Asparagaceae
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Genus: Muscari
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