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 in 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, pastures, bushlands, woods, clearings and edges of forests, ruderal areas.
Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR.
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References:
Muscari Miller. Davis, P.H. and Stuart, D.C. in 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, pp. 46-49.
