Scilla bithynica, the Turkish squill, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Scilla, native to Bulgaria and Turkey.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Scilla bithynica
In bloom in late March in Bulgaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Scilla
Species:
S. bithynica
Binomial name
Scilla bithynica
Synonyms[2]
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    • Pfosseria bithynica (Boiss.) Speta
    • Scilla bithynica subsp. linea Speta
    • Scilla bithynica subsp. paphlagonica Speta
    • Scilla bithynica subsp. radkae (Davidov) Speta
    • Scilla radkae Davidov

References

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  1. ^ Diagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 111 (1846)
  2. ^ a b "Scilla bithynica Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Scilla bithynica". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

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