Taxonomy: Fam. Asparagaceae// Genus: Scilla// Species: Scilla bifolia L. The classification is given according to The Euro+Med Planbase (Raab-Straube, 2022+).
Determined according to the botanical key provided by McNeill (1980 in Tutin et al.).
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 (Raab-Straube, 2022+) the native range of this species extends to Turkey, North Caucasus and Syria.
Lifeform: Perennial; Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Habitat: Woods and edges of oak and European beech forests, mountain grasslands and pastures, from c. 850 m altitude up to the subalpine belt.
Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR.
Locality: Mountain ridge between “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River near village of Krushka, recorded 20.03.2022.
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.
Locality: “Shtalkovichka” River, recorded 09.03.2025.
Scilla bifolia -habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, 09.03.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia -flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, 09.03.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia -flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, 09.03.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia -flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, 09.03.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia -flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, 09.03.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia -flower buds. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, 09.03.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, 09.03.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, 09.03.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: “Shtalkovichka” River, recorded 13.04.2024.
Scilla bifolia -habit in fruiting. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia -habit in fruiting. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia -habit in fruiting. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia -capsules. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia -capsule. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Scilla bifolia -capsule. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
McNeill, J. 1980. Scilla L. 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. 41–43.
