Muscari neglectum Guss. ex Ten.

Taxonomy: Fam. Asparagaceae// Genus: Muscari/ Species: Muscari neglectum Guss. ex Ten. The taxonomic classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010).

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).

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: Grasslands, bushlands, clearings and edges of forests.

Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR.

Muscari neglectum– habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli,27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari neglectum– habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli,27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari neglectum– habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli,27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari neglectum– scape with inflorescence and leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli,27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari neglectum– scape with inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli,27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari neglectum– flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli,27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
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.
Muscari neglectum – inflorescence with flowers and developing capsules. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 17.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski

References:

Muscari neglectum Guss. ex Ten. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60460275-2 [Accessed 02.02.2022].

Muscari neglectum. The Euro+Med PlantBase. Source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Muscari%20neglectum&PTRefFk=8000000 [Accessed 02.02.2021].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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