Hyacinthoides non-scripta

(Linnaeus) Chouard

Bull. Soc. Bot. France 81: 625. 1934.

Common names: English bluebell
IntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Hyacinthus non-scriptus Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 316. 1753 (as non scriptus)
Synonyms: Endymion non-scriptus (Linnaeus) Garcke Scilla non-scripta (Linnaeus) Hoffmannsegg & Link Scilla nutans Smith
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 316. Mentioned on page 314, 315.

Plants 20–30 cm; bulb 1–1.5 mm diam. Leaves 3–6; blade linear to linear-lanceolate, 20–50 cm × 7–15(–25) mm. Racemes 6–12-flowered, 1-sided, apex drooping. Flowers erect in bud, all becoming pendent, fragrant; perianth cylindrical-campanulate; tepals erect proximally, reflexed distally, violet-blue or rarely white or pink, oblong-lanceolate, 1.5–2 cm; stamens unequal, outer inserted near middle of perianth, inner near base; anthers cream; pedicel 4–10 mm, ± equaling perianth. 2n = 16, 24.


Phenology: Flowering late spring.
Habitat: Escaped from gardens
Elevation: 0–1500 m

Distribution

Introduced; B.C., Ind., Ky., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., Va., Wash., w Europe.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Hyacinthoides non-scripta"
J. McNeill +
(Linnaeus) Chouard +
Hyacinthus non-scriptus +
English bluebell +
B.C. +, Ind. +, Ky. +, N.Y. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, Va. +, Wash. +  and w Europe. +
0–1500 m +
Escaped from gardens +
Flowering late spring. +
Bull. Soc. Bot. France +
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
Endymion non-scriptus +, Scilla non-scripta +  and Scilla nutans +
Hyacinthoides non-scripta +
Hyacinthoides +
species +