Puschkinia scilloides
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|taxon=Puschkinia scilloides
|authority=Adams
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{{Species list
|Adamsia scilloides|(Adams) Willd.
|Puschkinia hyacinthoides|Baker
|Puschkinia libanotica|Zucc.
|Puschkinia sicula|Van Houtte
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Puschkinia scilloides, commonly known as striped squill{{citation |url=http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a423 |title=Puschkinia scilloides |work=Plant Finder |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden |access-date=2019-03-30}} or Lebanon squill,{{citation |first1=Barbara |last1=Larson |date=2002 |title=Spring Bulbs |url=https://extension.illinois.edu/hortihints/0208c.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512133439/https://extension.illinois.edu/hortihints/0208c.html |archive-date=2019-05-12 |publisher=University of Illinois |access-date=2019-03-30}} is a bulbous perennial, native to Western Asia and the Caucasus.
Description
Puschkinia scilloides is a small bulbous plant, growing to about {{cvt|10|–|15|cm|in|0}} tall. It has two narrow basal leaves that widen towards the tips (oblanceolate). The inflorescence appears in early spring and is a dense raceme with up to 20 flowers. The flowers are pale blue with a darker blue line in the centre of each tepal. A characteristic of the genus Puschkinia is a small cup surrounding the stamens and style.{{Citation |last=Mathew |first=Brian |year=1987 |contribution=Puschkinia |title=The Smaller Bulbs |publication-place=London |publisher=B.T. Batsford |isbn=978-0-7134-4922-8 |page=145}}
Distribution and habitat
Puschkinia scilloides is native to Western Asia (Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Iran) and the Caucasus (North Caucasus and the Transcaucasus). It grows in alpine meadows near the snowline.
Cultivation
Puschkinia scilloides is cultivated as an ornamental bulbous plant, where it may be grown in a rock garden. A cool position in well drained soil is recommended.
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Category:Flora of Western Asia