Hyacinthoides

From Freepedia

? Hyacinthoides
Image:HyacinthoidesNonScripta.jpg Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Hyacinthaceae Genus: Hyacinthoides
Species
Hyacinthoides hispanica Hyacinthoides italica Hyacinthoides non-scripta

Hyacinthoides is a genus of the Hyacinthaceae (formerly Liliaceae) family. Its contains three species:

• Hyacinthoides hispanica - Spanish Bluebell. Southwest Europe (central and western Spain, Portugal).
• Hyacinthoides italica - Italian Bluebell. South central Europe (northern Italy west to eastern Spain).
• Hyacinthoides non-scripta - Common Bluebell. Northwest Europe (western France, Britain, Ireland).

The genus is included within Scilla by some botanists.

Hybrids between H. hispanica and H. non-scripta are named Hyacinthoides x massartiana.