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Scilla siberica Andrews

Siberian squill

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassLiliopsidaMonocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
SubclassLiliidaeIncludes lilies, orchids, and many others
OrderAsparagalesA diverse group that includes asparagus
FamilyAsparagaceaeAgaves, asparagus, hyacinths, and others
GenusScilla“Squill.” Middle English, from Anglo-French squille, Latin squilla, scilla, from Greek skilla
SpeciessibericaOf or from Siberia (except that it isn’t)

About plant names...

Siberian squill, native to southwestern Russia, the Cau­casus, and Turkey is, curiously, not native to Siberia. Brought to North America as a garden plant, it has escaped, and is weedy to invasive in some midwestern regions, and shouldn’t be planted. Pretty though!

Plants: A perennial, 4-8″ (10-20 cm) × 1¾″ (5 cm).

Leaves: 2-4 strap-shaped, dark green, basal leaves emerge from an underground bulb. Each leaf is linear-oblong 5″ (12 cm) × ¼-½″ (6.3-12 mm).

Flowers: One to three flowers atop a slender, naked stem up to 6″ (15 cm) long. Nodding, blue, bell-shaped when not fully open. (There is a white-flowered variety, as well as white, pink or blue-violet cultivars.) Each flower has six petals and six white stamens with blue tips. This is an early spring bloomer.

Fruits: Seed pods gradually turn purple and split, releasing small, dark brown seeds.

Online References:

Illinois Wildflowers

Minnesota Wildflowers

Wikipedia

Www.invasiveplantatlas.org

References:

Clemants, Steven; Gracie, Carol, Wildflowers in the Field and Forest, Oxford University Press, 2006, p. 62

Scilla siberica (Siberian squill)

4/29/2015 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 6 × 3½″ (14 × 9.6 cm)

Scilla siberica (Siberian squill)

4/22/2011 · Lisa and Andy’s, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm)

Scilla siberica (Siberian squill)

4/29/2015 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)

Othocallis siberica (Andrews) Speta

 

Scilla siberica description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 21 Aug 2020.

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Scilla siberica (Siberian squill)

4/29/2015 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 6 × 3½″ (14 × 9.6 cm)

Scilla siberica (Siberian squill)

4/29/2007 · Greenville, Ten­nes­see · By Philip A. Despo

Scilla siberica (Siberian squill)

4/29/2015 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)

Scilla siberica (Siberian squill)

4/22/2011 · Lisa and Andy’s, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm)

Scilla siberica (Siberian squill)

4/22/2011 · Lisa and Andy’s, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)

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