Muscari botryoides (L.) Mill.

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 in Tutin et al., (1980) 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 European beech forests.

Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR.

References:

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].

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.

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