Siberian Squill (Scilla siberica)
A blue flower blooming early in spring. Prefers shady places within forests.
| 🇫🇷 | Scille de Sibérie |
| 🇩🇪 | Sibirische Blaustern |
| 🇲🇽 | Scilla siberica |
Taxonomy
| Order | Asparagales |
| Family | Asparagaceae |
How to Identify
One flower sitting on top of a stem. Leaves are thin and long raising from the floor along the stem.
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| Flowers | |
| Color | blue |
| Shape | campanulate |
| Inflorescence | raceme |
| Leaves | |
| Arrangement | basal |
| Petiole | sessile |
| Shape | linear |
| Margin | entire |
| Venation | parallel |
Learn more about morphological characteristics of flowers here.
Where and When to Spot
Blooms in spring, April or first day of March. Found in forests in different parks around Montreal.