Taxonomy: Fam. Asparagaceae// Genus: Muscari/ Species: Muscari neglectum Guss. ex Ten. The taxonomic classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Raab-Straube, 2022+).
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Davis and Stuart (1980 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Bulbous perennial. Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Central Europe to Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean and Central Asia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Pastures, shrublands, woods, clearings and edges of forests, ruderal areas.
Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR.
Locality: hilly region near village of Beli. Date: 02.04.2023.
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Locality: gorge of the Kochanska River. Date: 02.04.2023.
Muscari neglectum – habit. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Muscari neglectum – habit. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Muscari neglectum – habit. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Muscari neglectum – scapes with inflorescence. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Muscari neglectum – scapes with inflorescence. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Muscari neglectum – scape with inflorescence. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Muscari neglectum – inflorescence. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Muscari neglectum – inflorescence. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Muscari neglectum – inflorescence. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Muscari neglectum – scape. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Muscari neglectum – scapes and leaves. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Muscari neglectum – inflorescence. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Muscari neglectum – adaxial side (left) and abaxial side of leaf (right). Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Muscari neglectum – bulb with offsets. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 02.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: gorge of the Kochanska River. Date: 10.04.2020.
Muscari neglectum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Muscari neglectum – scape with inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 10.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Davis, P. H. and Stuart, D. C. 1980. Muscari Miller. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 5. Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 46–49.
