Details of genus: Chionodoxa Boiss. [383]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Glory of the snow
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pub_year:
accepted: Synonym (= Scilla)
Family: Asparagaceae
family_ja: キジカクシ
Infra familial classification:
distribution_en:
description_en: Genus, related to Scilla, of 6 species of small, bulbous perennials from open mountainsides and forest in Crete, W. Turkey, and Cyprus. They bear racemes of star-shaped flowers in early spring, above linear, sometimes channelled, mid-green, basal leaves, to 28cm (11 in) long. Grow in a rock garden, raised bed, or trough; most may also be grown under shrubs or trees, where they can spread. They self-seed freely. Their nomenclature is confused in commerce.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe. Remove offsets in summer.
pests_en: Trouble free.
description_ja:
comment: E. Medit.
comment_ja: ユキゲユリ
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Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Asparagaceae | キジカクシ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Hyacinthaceae | ヒアシンス科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Asparagaceae (Hyacinthaceae) | キジカクシ (ヒアシンス)科 | Show | |||
| APW | Asparagaceae | キジカクシ科 | Show |