Scilla verna
| Spring squill | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Scilla |
| Species: | S. verna
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| Binomial name | |
| Scilla verna | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tractema verna (Huds.) Speta | |
Scilla verna, commonly known as spring squill,flowers are produced during the spring.
Description
It is a small plant, usually reaching 5-15 centimetres in height. It is
diploid number of chromosomes
is 20 or 22.
Habitat
The plant occurs from Portugal north through Spain, France, Great Britain (particularly the west coast) and Ireland (mainly along the east coast), reaching as far as the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is found in short dry grassy areas, usually near the sea. It is one of the key components of the H7 plant community in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It was chosen as the county flower for County Down in Northern Ireland after a public vote organised by the charity Plantlife in 2002.
See also
References
- ISBN 9780906720561.
- Stace, Clive A.(1997) New Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press.
- Tutin, T. G. et al. (1980) Flora Europaea, Volume 5. Cambridge University Press.
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