Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Muscari Mill. [430]

genus_ja: ムスカリ

genus_en: Grape hyacinth

# spp.: 84

pub_year: 1754

accepted: Accepted

Family: Asparagaceae

family_ja: キジカクシ

Infra familial classification: Subfamily Scilloideae: Tribe Hyacintheae: Subtribe Hyacinthinae

distribution_en: Europe, Medit. to Central Asia

description_en: Genus of 30 species of bulbous perennials occurring from sea level to subalpine areas, in woodland and on steppes, stony slopes, and screes, in the Mediterranean region and S.W. Asia. The fleshy leaves, arranged in basal clusters, are linear to inversely lance-shaped, or sickle- or spoon-shaped, mostly channelled, and mid-green, or blue- or grey-green. Flowers are borne in terminal racemes on leafless stems in spring or, occasionally, autumn; the lower fertile flowers are sometimes crowned by smaller, paler sterile ones. They may be tubular, bell-shaped, or spherical, often with constricted mouths, and are 4-8mm (1/8-3/8in) long, occasionally to 1cm (1/2in) long. Grow in massed displays in a mixed border; they are also suitable for a deciduous woodland garden, a wild garden, or for naturalizing in grassland. Use the smaller species in a rock garden.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn. Remove offsets in summer.

pests_en: Prone to viruses.

description_ja: ピンクの品種はアントシアニンとしては比較的珍しいアシル化Pelargonidin（カフェ酸、フェルラ酸、シナピン酸）アラビノシドを含む。 (Lou et al, 2017) 近縁のMuscarimiaを認める (POWO) べきか要検討。

comment:

comment_ja: 種の数の84はPOWOのMuscari 82種と Muscarimia 2種を合わせたもの。

type_species: Muscari botryoides

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2024-07-01 12:10 by hkokubun@mac.com

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