Muscari botryoides (L.) Mill.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inAsparagaceae, Plant families

Taxonomy: Fam. Asparagaceae// Genus: Muscari// Species: Muscari botryoides (L.) Mill. The taxonomic classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Raab-Straube, 2022+).

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Davis and Stuart (1980 in Tutin et al.) and Diklić in Josifović (1975).

Lifeform: Bulbous perennial; Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Europe according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Raab-Straube, 2022+).

Habitat: Grasslands/ pastures and rocky terrains in the zone of oak and European beech forests. recorded from from c. 900 up to 1600 m altitude.

Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR.

Locality: Ponikva. Date: 04.04.2023.

Muscari botryoides – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – scape with inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – scape. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – bulb. Osogovo- Ponikva, 04.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Muscari botryoides – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – scapes with inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – scape with inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – flowers. Osogovo- Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – flowers. Osogovo- Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – flowers. Osogovo- Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – flowers. Osogovo- Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 15.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: Ponikva. Date: 21.05.2023.

Muscari botryoides – habit during fruiting. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – habit during fruiting. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – capsules. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – capsules. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – capsules. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Pantelej region. Date: 16.03.2025.

Muscari botryoides – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 16.03.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 16.03.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 16.03.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 16.03.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Muscari botryoides – leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 16.03.2025. 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.

Muscari botryoides (L.) Mill. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60460275-2 [Accessed 01.04.2023].

Muscari botryoides. Source: Raab-Straube, E. von (2022+): Asparagaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/b0d8e215-23ed-440e-8a0a-2bdcc8ee2026 [Accessed 01.04.2023].

Diklić, N. in Josifović (1975). Flora SR Srbije VII. Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, Beograd, pp. 562 – 566.

Last update: 17.12.2025.