Scilla verna Huds.

First published in Fl. Angl., ed. 2: 142 (1778)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. Europe to W. Medit. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

France, Føroyar, Great Britain, Ireland, Morocco, Norway, Portugal, Spain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161: 105–121.
  • Angiosperm Phylogeny Website (2012). (Accessed 26 April 2012).
  • Biological Records Centre (BRC) (2012). Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora: Scilla verna. (Accessed 19 November 2012).
  • Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI). Maps Scheme. (Accessed 19 November 2012).
  • Chase, M. W. & Reveal, J. L. (2009). A phylogenetic classification of the land plants to accompany APG III. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161: 122–127.
  • Cope, T. (2009). The Wild Flora of Kew Gardens: A Cumulative Checklist from 1759. Kew Publishing, Surrey.
  • Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants, 4th Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Grey-Wilson, C. & Mathew, B. (1981). Bulbs: The Bulbous Plants of Europe and their Allies. Collins, London.
  • Halliwell, B. (1992). The Propagation of Alpine Plants and Dwarf Bulbs. Batsford, London.
  • IUCN (2012). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2012.2. (Accessed 14 November 2012).
  • Ingrouille, M. (1995). Historical Ecology of the British Flora. Chapman & Hall, London.
  • JNCC (Joint Nature Conservation Committee) (2012). The Vascular Plant Red Data List for Great Britain: Conservation Designations for UK Taxa. (Accessed 29 April 2012).
  • Mabberley, D. J. (2008). Mabberley’s Plant-book: a Portable Dictionary of Plants, their Classification and Uses, 3rd Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Mabey, R. (1996). Flora Britannica. Sinclair-Stevenson, London.
  • Nelson, L. S., Shih, R. D. & Balick, M. J. (2007). Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants. New York Botanical Garden/Springer, New York.
  • Phillips, R. & Rix, M. (2002). The Botanical Garden: Volume II, Perennials and Annuals. Macmillan, London.
  • Rodwell, J. S. (1991). British Plant Communities Volume 2 - Mires and Heaths. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Stace, C. (2010). New Flora of the British Isles, 3rd Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • The Plant List (2010). Scilla verna. (Accessed 19 November 2012).
  • Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M & Webb, P. A. (1980). Flora Europaea, Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledons). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • WCSP (2012). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. (Accessed 06 November 2012).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[S. Rors-Craig]; Sealy, J.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790357 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002790440 Yes
Padwick [H644] United Kingdom K002790361 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] France K002790438 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790398 Yes
Souché [s.n.] France K002790421 Yes
[M. S.] [1042] United Kingdom K002790386 Yes
Sealy, J.R.; Ross-Craig, S. K:SPC-02700.044 No
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002790414 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002790430 Yes
Dennis, R.W.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790395 Yes
Hariot, P. [s.n.] France K002790442 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K002790441 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002791765 Yes
Thore [s.n.] France K002790413 Yes
Jallu, J. [5275] France K002790422 Yes
[H. C. Levinge] [s.n.] Ireland K002790407 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [19884] Ireland K002790404 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [[890]] Spain K002790448 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] France K002790418 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790356 Yes
Ruhsam, M. [DMR29] United Kingdom K001768258 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [154] Spain K002790447 Yes
Ellman, E.; Sandwith, N.Y. [856] Spain K002790453 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002790437 Yes
Souché, B. [s.n.] France K002790433 Yes
Jackson, A.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790399 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790375 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002790423 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [3233] United Kingdom K002790349 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [490] Spain K002790449 Yes
Melville, R. [178] United Kingdom K002790384 Yes
Blanchet [46] France K002790425 Yes
Ellman, E.; Hubbard, C. [5] Spain K002790454 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [706/1] United Kingdom K002790355 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790397 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790380 Yes
Hancock, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790367 Yes
Mosle, G.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790363 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002790427 Yes
Marshall, E.S. [12] United Kingdom K002790390 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] France K002790415 Yes
Delastre [s.n.] France K002790431 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790383 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [19965] Ireland K002790405 Yes
Pascoe, F.P. [1091] United Kingdom K002790373 Yes
[Rolurt Enubletan] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790368 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790389 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790374 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] France K002790412 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [706/1] United Kingdom K002790348 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790352 Yes
Wood, J.B.; M.D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790372 Yes
Bidwell [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790370 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. K:SPC-34462.000 No
Bordère [s.n.] France K002790429 Yes
Cunningham, L. [15] United Kingdom K002790392 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790358 Yes
Souster, J. [251] United Kingdom K002790377 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] France K002790439 Yes
Sauvage [s.n.] France K002790435 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] France K002790420 Yes
Crawely, M. [MJC295] K002791767 Yes
Ralfs, J.; Godard, H.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790359 Yes
McArdle, D. [s.n.] Ireland K002790408 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Chater, A.O. [200] Spain K002790457 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790381 Yes
Rogers, W.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790362 Yes
[D. D. H. L] [s.n.] France K002790419 Yes
Ellman, E.; Hubbard, C. [992] Spain K002790450 Yes
Weddell, A. [46] France K002790426 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] France K002790416 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790388 Yes
Hancock, W. [s.n.] Ireland K002790403 Yes
Bickham, S.H. [1511] United Kingdom K002790378 Yes
Butcher, R.W. [s.n.] Spain K002790455 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790410 Yes
[RF] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790391 Yes
Gladstone, J. [57] United Kingdom K002790400 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790353 Yes
Rogers, W.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790360 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790351 Yes
Syme, J. [1091] United Kingdom K002790394 Yes
[CE] [9] Spain K002790456 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [706/1] United Kingdom K002790387 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790401 Yes
Debeaux [s.n.] France K002790428 Yes
[Chund] [s.n.] France K002790436 Yes
Sandeman, C.A.W. [6185] France K002790432 Yes
Marais, W. [s.n.] France K002790443 Yes
Willkomm; Grateloup [s.n.] Spain K002790452 Yes
Darwell, L.; Power [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790365 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ireland K002790409 Yes
Deloyues, P. [46] France K002790424 Yes
Webb, D.A. [s.n.] Ireland K002790406 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790396 Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Matthews, J.R.; Riley, L.A.M. [304] France K002790417 Yes
Graells, M.P. [s.n.] Spain K002790446 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790350 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790376 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790354 Yes
Rogers, W.M. [428] United Kingdom K002790364 Yes
Devis, H.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002790366 Yes

Sources

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