Asparagaceae

Muscari Mill.

First published in Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4.: [s.p.] (1754)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Europe, Medit. to Central Asia.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Introduced into:

Alabama, Arkansas, Belgium, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Falkland Is., Florida, Georgia, Great Britain, Illinois, Indiana, Ireland, Kansas, Kentucky, Kuril Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Netherlands, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Australia, South Carolina, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2019). https://dx.doi.org/10.2478%2Fs11756-018-00164-0. epublication.
  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1991 Cowley; Doherty; Johnson [267] Türkiye K000464775 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Sintenis, P. [5545] Armenia K000464730 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1981 s.coll. [s.n.] K000464774 Type Yes
Omar, S.; Hamid, H. [36344] Iraq K002923729 Yes
[Sehi]; [LuchHero] [s.n.] Türkiye K002923709 Yes
Zarrei, M.; Zarre, S. [1057] Iran K002923735 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, J.C. [26805] Türkiye K:SPC-27944.000 No
{Dudley} [D34608] Türkiye K002923706 Yes
Speta, F. [s.n.] Greece K002923220 Yes
Davis; Polunin, O. [25749] Türkiye K002923994 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002923885 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002923866 Yes
Polunin, O. [5104] Iraq K002923724 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002923421 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6991] Greece K002923231 Yes
Stribrny, V. [s.n.] Bulgaria K002922845 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [11123] Türkiye K002923993 Yes
Whyte, J. [s.n.] Türkiye K002923998 Yes
{Chakravarty; Rawi; Khatib; Alizzi} [31997] Iraq K002923722 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002923889 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Bulgaria K002922836 Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Iraq K002923731 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002923790 Yes
Pasche [73/8] Greece K002922860 Yes
Marchisotto [s.n.] Italy K002922782 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [s.n.] Bulgaria K000464746 Type Yes
Polunin, O. [5104] Iraq K002923725 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Hedge, J.C. [26342] Türkiye K:SPC-27942.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002923789 Yes
{Johm; Özhatay, N.; Byfield, A.J.; et al.} [970] Türkiye K002924012 Yes
Barclay, C. [2961] Greece K002923235 Yes
Keith [1153] Libya K002923774 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000098298 Type Yes
{Johm; Özhatay, N.; Byfield, A.J.; et al.} [974] Türkiye K002924011 Yes
Mathew, B.F.; Tomlinson, J.A. [4289] Türkiye K002923701 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002922887 Yes
{Rev F. P. Thompson; Mrs. F. P. Thompson} [593] North Macedonia K002922811 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Italy K002922785 Yes
Hennipman, E.; Nijhoff, P.; Swennen, C.; Tulp, A.S.; Vader, W.J.M.; De Wilde, W.J.J. [3] Türkiye K002923270 Yes
Davis [33354] Ukraine K002922890 Yes
Regel, A. [s.n.] Tajikistan K002923776 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [3366] K002923222 Yes
K:SPC-04479.000 No
K:SPC-24292.000 No
{Chakravarty; Rawi; Khatib; Alizzi} [31433] Iraq K002923719 Yes
s.coll. [1732] Cyprus K002923710 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [K1400] K002923224 Yes
{Johm; Özhatay, N.; et al.} [981] Türkiye K002924009 Yes
[Z. Artiuslenko] [s.n.] Russia K002923875 Yes
A.K. [1773] Cyprus K002923715 Yes
MJC [13] K002923808 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [s.n.] Croatia K002922795 Yes
Rawi; Nuri; Kass [28690] Iraq K002923723 Yes
Chesterman, D.D. [104] Cyprus K002923713 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cyprus K002923714 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000098300 Type Yes
Synge, P.M. [s.n.] Russia K002922889 Yes
Goulimy, C.N. [5] Greece K002922812 Yes
s.coll. [K1110] K002923229 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [3054] Syria K002923732 Yes
Giuseppi, P.L. [s.n.] K002923228 Yes
Omar, S.; Hamid, H. [36307] Iraq K002923730 Yes
Davis, P.H. [26029] Türkiye K:SPC-32278.000 No
[Subergen] [s.n.] K002923874 Yes
Lowe, D. [1] Greece K002923230 Yes
Zmarzty, S.; Atkins, S. [126] Türkiye K002923992 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6991] Greece K002923232 Yes
Furse; Synge [441] Iran K002923737 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002923873 Yes
s.coll. [H1312] Türkiye K002923995 Yes
Leep, H.; Pasche, E. [72/46] Türkiye K002923269 Yes
Turner, L.V. [51] Greece K002923237 Yes
Sykes, M. [178] Iran K002923739 Yes
Stribrny [s.n.] Bulgaria K002922835 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [479] Bulgaria K002922841 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [3118] Jordan K002923733 Yes
Sintenis, P. [5545] Armenia K000464731 Type Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [411] Bulgaria K000464744 Type Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [398] Morocco K002923772 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002923862 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [s.n.] Greece K002922846 Yes
Harris, G.W. [431] K002922862 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002922891 Yes
Wright, E.P. [s.n.] Algeria K002923771 Yes
Leichtlin [38696] K002923863 Yes
K:SPC-73699.000 No
Al-Ani, H.A. [9370] Iraq K002923720 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [W 1438] Iraq K002923721 Yes
Regel, A. [s.n.] Tajikistan K002923777 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002923788 Yes
Stearn, W.T. [s.n.] K002923791 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002923892 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002923890 Yes
Troff, A.C. [877] Iran K002923742 Yes
Stribrny [s.n.] Bulgaria K002922837 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Bulgaria K002922842 Yes
Zmarzty, S.; Atkins, S. [126] Türkiye K002924007 Yes
K:SPC-04480.000 No
Gilliat-Smith, B. [s.n.] Bulgaria K002922844 Yes
{Rev F. P. Thompson; Mrs. F. P. Thompson} [611] North Macedonia K002922810 Yes
Thompson, H.P. [K2424] Greece K002923234 Yes
Parris, B.S. [7526] Iran K002923738 Yes
Zarrei, M. [1039] Iran K002923736 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000098299 Type Yes
Özhatay, N.; Byfield, A.J.; et al. [B323a] Türkiye K002923699 Yes
Kasandjieff, S. [s.n.] Bulgaria K002922840 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [28] Greece K002923238 Yes
Forbes [637] Türkiye K002923997 Yes
Russell, J.M. [s.n.] K002922861 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [11078] Türkiye K002924000 Yes
s.coll. [1767] Cyprus K002923712 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002923865 Yes
Giuseppi, P.L. [K953] K002923225 Yes
Davis [42970] Türkiye K002923705 Yes
Furse; Lynge [672] Iran K002923930 Yes
Davis, P. [41735] K002923816 Yes
Marchesetti [s.n.] Italy K002922783 Yes
s.coll. [6] K002923743 Yes
Georghiade, C.; [A Dolla] [2148] Cyprus K002923711 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [6996] Greece K002923233 Yes
Mathews, B.; Tomlinson, A.J. [4312] Türkiye K002923703 Yes
Birkinshaw, D. [59] Lebanon K000318528 Yes
Davis [44080] Türkiye K002923702 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002923861 Yes
Forbes [638] K002923744 Yes
Davis [21772] Türkiye K002923708 Yes
William, P. [12] Iraq K002923718 Yes
Nesbitt, R.M.A. [1350] Türkiye K002923707 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002923864 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002923891 Yes
Furse; Synge [614] Iran K002923734 Yes
Gassner, A. [103] Cyprus K:SPC-39864.000 No
Gilliat-Smith, B. [s.n.] Bulgaria K000464745 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002923871 Yes
{Kass; Nuri} [27511] Iraq K002923727 Yes
[B. Sucion] [s.n.] Belgium K002922930 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [s.n.] K002923236 Yes
Stolba, F. [s.n.] K002922781 Yes
Albury, S.D. [AC&W586] Türkiye K002923271 Yes
{Mr. Thompson; Mrs. Thompson} [317] Montenegro K002922794 Yes
Al-Ani, H.A. [9860] Iraq K002923717 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [K1395] K002923223 Yes
{Lady Lawrence} [s.n.] K002923895 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [s.n.] Morocco K002923773 Yes
Stearn, W.T. [s.n.] K002923792 Yes
{St. Georgieff} [s.n.] Bulgaria K002922838 Yes
Mathew, B.F. [11078] Türkiye K002924005 Yes
{Cowley; Doherty; Johnson; al} [s.n.] Türkiye K002923698 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. United Kingdom K:SPC-33807.000 No
{Chakravarty; Rawi; Khatil; Alizzi} [33059A] Iraq K002923726 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002923877 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002923227 Yes
Polunin, O. [5338] Lebanon K000318527 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Bulgaria K002922839 Yes
Mathew, B.F.; Grey-Wilson, C. [5218] North Macedonia K002923221 Yes
{Mrs. Thompson} [K1595] North Macedonia K002923226 Yes
Leep, H.; Pasche, E. [72/43] Türkiye K002923704 Yes
Davis, P.H. [25355] Türkiye K:SPC-32270.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002923888 Yes
[Erant Cust] [4204] Iraq K002923716 Yes
Stolba, F. [s.n.] K002922784 Yes
Balls, E.K. [243] Türkiye K:SPC-16734.000 No
Gilliat-Smith, B. [497] Bulgaria K002922843 Yes
{Rawi; Nuri; Kass} [28192] Iraq K002923728 Yes
Archibald, J.C. [1582] Iran K002923741 Yes
Cowan, J.M; Darlington, C.D. [370] Iran K002923740 Yes
Barclay, C. [1576] Türkiye K002923996 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002923893 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002923867 Yes
Guichard, K.M. [s.n.] Türkiye K002923886 Yes
Rico, L.; Arevshatyan, I.; Rukhkyan, N. [1685] Armenia K000297316 Yes
Cope, T.A. [RBG 304] United Kingdom K000914579 Yes
Archibald, J.C. [6686] Türkiye K002923697 Yes
{Johm; Özhatay, N.; Byfield, A.J.; et al.} [971] Türkiye K002924010 Yes
[M. Polyanthum Roins] [16932] Germany K002923894 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [s.n.] Cyprus Pseudomuscari K002921371 Yes
E. W. [= Emmeline W.?] Kennedy [212] Cyprus Pseudomuscari K002921372 Yes
Tschernjakovskaja, E.G. [133] Iran Pseudomuscari K002921442 Yes
Furse; Synge [871A] Türkiye Pseudomuscari K002921418 Yes
{Lady Loch} [26] Cyprus Pseudomuscari K002921368 Yes
Hodgkin, E. [s.n.] Cyprus Pseudomuscari K002921356 Yes
Leep, H.; Pasche, E. [72/34] Türkiye Pseudomuscari K002921399 Yes
Davis; Hedge [D26344] Türkiye Pseudomuscari K002921398 Yes
E. W. [= Emmeline W.?] Kennedy [208] Cyprus Pseudomuscari K002921367 Yes
Manissadjian [165] Türkiye Pseudomuscari K002921402 Yes
Mathew, B.F.; Tomlinson, A.J. [4097] Türkiye Pseudomuscari K002921419 Yes
Mathew, B.F.; Tomlinson, A.J. [4310] Türkiye Pseudomuscari K002921416 Yes
Oswald, P.H. [38] Cyprus Pseudomuscari K002921358 Yes
Manisadjan [165b] Türkiye Pseudomuscari K002921400 Yes
s.coll. [211] Cyprus Pseudomuscari K002921365 Yes
Siehe, W. [298] Türkiye Pseudomuscari K002921397 Yes
E. W. [= Emmeline W.?] Kennedy [209] Cyprus Pseudomuscari K002921369 Yes
Furse, P. [5050] Iran Pseudomuscari K002921440 Yes
Atherton, G.E. [996] Cyprus Pseudomuscari K002921362 Yes
Manisadjan [1656] Türkiye Pseudomuscari K002921394 Yes
Leep, H.; Pasche, E. [72/59] Türkiye Pseudomuscari K002921417 Yes
E. W. [= Emmeline W.?] Kennedy [210] Cyprus Pseudomuscari K002921366 Yes
Brotherus, A.H.; Brotherus, V.F. [832] Pseudomuscari K002921432 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [85/652] Georgia Pseudomuscari K002921434 Yes
[illegible] [38] Pseudomuscari K002921433 Yes
Furse, P. [5050] Iran Pseudomuscari K002921441 Yes
Atherton, G.E. [1031] Cyprus Pseudomuscari K002921360 Yes
[illegible] [1918] Pseudomuscari K002921431 Yes
Oswald, P.H. [50] Cyprus Pseudomuscari K002921357 Yes
Leep; Pasche [72/43] Türkiye Pseudomuscari K002921415 Yes
Atherton, G.E. [1057] Cyprus Pseudomuscari K002921359 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [1824] Cyprus Pseudomuscari K002921361 Yes
Laukkonen, P. [96] Cyprus Pseudomuscari K002921363 Yes
s.coll. [151] Türkiye Leopoldia K000464805 Type Yes
[R. Giuseppi] [22] Iran Leopoldia K002922412 Yes
MacMillan, H.F. [288] Iran Leopoldia K002922049 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Leopoldia K002922036 Yes
Stapf, O. [97] Iran Leopoldia K002922054 Yes
Cowan [B6] Iran Leopoldia K002922055 Yes
Macmillan, H.F. [287] Iran Leopoldia K000464801 Type Yes
Rogers, F.A. [0274a] Iraq Leopoldia K002922062 Yes
[T. F. Hewer] [H1966] Iran Leopoldia K002922481 Yes
[O. Stapf] [s.n.] Iran Leopoldia K002922325 Yes
Barclay, C. [133] Greece Leopoldia K002921955 Yes
Stapf, O. [s.n.] Iran Leopoldia K002922052 Yes
[O. Stapf] [896] Iran Leopoldia K002922327 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [s.n.] Spain Leopoldia K002922035 Yes
Davis; Hedge [D29616] Türkiye Leopoldia K002922041 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [663] Iran Leopoldia K000464802 Type Yes
s.coll. [[0274a]] Iraq Leopoldia K002922063 Yes
[Oran] [s.n.] Algeria Leopoldia K002922514 Yes
Stapf, O. [s.n.] Iran Leopoldia K002922058 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [12880] Greece Leopoldia K000464759 Type Yes
[O. Scapf] [s.n.] Iran Leopoldia K002922324 Yes
Davis, P. [51596] Algeria Leopoldia K002922515 Yes
Davis, P.H. [25696] Türkiye Leopoldia K:SPC-32380.000 No
Young, M. [253/2] Greece Leopoldia K002922038 Yes
Grant, A. [30] Morocco Leopoldia K002922512 Yes
Young, M. [42] Greece Leopoldia K002922039 Yes
Barclay, C. [1836] Greece Leopoldia K002921956 Yes
[He Aruch] [s.n.] Greece Leopoldia K002921952 Yes
MacMillan, H.F. [289] Iran Leopoldia K002922050 Yes
[C. J. Edmonds] [3794] Iraq Leopoldia K002922482 Yes
Omar, S.; Sahira; Karim, F.; Hamid, H. [38490] Iraq Leopoldia K002922485 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [32] Morocco Leopoldia K002922513 Yes
Davis [s.n.] Egypt Leopoldia K002922484 Yes
s.coll. [[214]] Leopoldia K002922040 Yes
Haradjian, M. [787] Syria Leopoldia K002922476 Yes
Mathew, B.F.; Tomlinson, J.A. [4468] Türkiye Leopoldia K002922409 Yes
Heldreich [s.n.] Greece Leopoldia K000464761 Type Yes
Stapf, O. [s.n.] Iran Leopoldia K002922051 Yes
Heldreich, D. [3446] Greece Leopoldia K002922037 Yes
Heldriech [s.n.] Greece Leopoldia K000464762 Type Yes
Furse, P. [2731] Iran Leopoldia K002922483 Yes
[J. Ingham] [s.n.] Iran Leopoldia K002922480 Yes
s.coll. [7966] Greece Leopoldia K002921951 Yes
Stapf, O. [s.n.] Iran Leopoldia K002922056 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [12020] Greece Leopoldia K002921953 Yes
Chick, H.G. [51] Iran Leopoldia K002922060 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Leopoldia K002922410 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [0274A] Iraq Leopoldia K002922061 Yes
s.coll. [7854] Leopoldia K002922042 Yes
Stapf, O. [s.n.] Iran Leopoldia K002922059 Yes
Stapf, O. [s.n.] Iran Leopoldia K002922057 Yes
Stapf, O. [s.n.] Iran Leopoldia K002922053 Yes
Sykes [s.n.] Iran Leopoldia K002922048 Yes
Davis, P.H. [1334] Greece Leopoldia K002921954 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [6274] Iraq Leopoldia K000464800 Type Yes
Barclay, C. [1832] Greece Leopoldia K002921957 Yes
Stapf, O. [s.n.] Iran Leopoldia K002922326 Yes
Allison, J.; Ball, P. [ABS 29] Türkiye Leopoldia K002922411 Yes
Davis, P.H. [25910] Türkiye Leopoldia K:SPC-32279.000 No

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