Scilla verna Huds.

First published in Fl. Angl., ed. 2: 142 (1778)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. Europe to W. Medit. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

France, Føroyar, Great Britain, Ireland, Morocco, Norway, Portugal, Spain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161: 105–121.
  • Angiosperm Phylogeny Website (2012). (Accessed 26 April 2012).
  • Biological Records Centre (BRC) (2012). Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora: Scilla verna. (Accessed 19 November 2012).
  • Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI). Maps Scheme. (Accessed 19 November 2012).
  • Chase, M. W. & Reveal, J. L. (2009). A phylogenetic classification of the land plants to accompany APG III. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161: 122–127.
  • Cope, T. (2009). The Wild Flora of Kew Gardens: A Cumulative Checklist from 1759. Kew Publishing, Surrey.
  • Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants, 4th Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Grey-Wilson, C. & Mathew, B. (1981). Bulbs: The Bulbous Plants of Europe and their Allies. Collins, London.
  • Halliwell, B. (1992). The Propagation of Alpine Plants and Dwarf Bulbs. Batsford, London.
  • IUCN (2012). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2012.2. (Accessed 14 November 2012).
  • Ingrouille, M. (1995). Historical Ecology of the British Flora. Chapman & Hall, London.
  • JNCC (Joint Nature Conservation Committee) (2012). The Vascular Plant Red Data List for Great Britain: Conservation Designations for UK Taxa. (Accessed 29 April 2012).
  • Mabberley, D. J. (2008). Mabberley’s Plant-book: a Portable Dictionary of Plants, their Classification and Uses, 3rd Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Mabey, R. (1996). Flora Britannica. Sinclair-Stevenson, London.
  • Nelson, L. S., Shih, R. D. & Balick, M. J. (2007). Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants. New York Botanical Garden/Springer, New York.
  • Phillips, R. & Rix, M. (2002). The Botanical Garden: Volume II, Perennials and Annuals. Macmillan, London.
  • Rodwell, J. S. (1991). British Plant Communities Volume 2 - Mires and Heaths. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Stace, C. (2010). New Flora of the British Isles, 3rd Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • The Plant List (2010). Scilla verna. (Accessed 19 November 2012).
  • Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M & Webb, P. A. (1980). Flora Europaea, Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledons). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • WCSP (2012). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. (Accessed 06 November 2012).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ruhsam, M. [DMR29] United Kingdom K001768258 Yes
Sealy, J.R.; Ross-Craig, S. K:SPC-02700.044 No
Hubbard, C.E. K:SPC-34462.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
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