Glory Of The Snow (Scilla forbesii)
Description
Chionodoxa, known as-glory-of-the-snow, is a small-genus-of-bulbous-perennial-flowering plants-in the-family-Asparagaceae, subfamily-Scilloideae, often included in-Scilla. The genus is-endemic-to the eastern Mediterranean, specifically Crete, Cyprus and Turkey. The blue, white or pink flowers appear early in the year making them valuable garden ornamentals. The-common name-of the genus is based on the habit of flowering in high-alpine zones-when the snow melts in spring
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Asparagaceae
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Genus: Scilla
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