Taxonomy: Fam. Asparagaceae// Genus: Scilla// Species: Scilla bifolia L. The classification is given according to The Euro+Med Planbase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010).
Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et. al, 1980).
Distribution: Native from West and South Europe to Belarus and Balkan Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). According to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010) the native range of this species extends to Turkey, North Caucasus and Syria.
Lifeform: Perennial; Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Habitat: Sparse woods, edges of forests, from c. 850 m altitude upwards.
Flowerg period: Spring: MAR, APR.
Scilla bifolia – habit in habitat. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitroski.Scilla bifolia – habit in habitat. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitroski.Scilla bifolia – habit in habitat. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitroski.Scilla bifolia – habit in habitat. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitroski.Scilla bifolia – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitroski.Scilla bifolia – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitroski.Scilla bifolia – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitroski.Scilla bifolia – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia – inflorescence . Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia – scape with flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia – scape with flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia – flower. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia – scape and leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia – leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia – leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia -abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia -adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, 20.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 