Siberian Squill (Scilla siberica)
A blue flower blooming early in spring. Prefers shady places within forests.
Last changed on 2024-12-16
Common Names
- Siberian Squill, Wood Squill 🇨🇦
- Scille de Sibérie 🇫🇷
- Sibirische Blaustern 🇩🇪
- Scilla siberica 🇲🇽
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Characteristics & Identification
How to Identify
One flower sitting on top of a stem. Leaves are thin and long raising from the floor along the stem.
Where and When to Spot
Blooms in spring, April or first day of March. Found in forests in different parks around Montreal.
Taxonomy
- Order: Asparagales
- Family: Asparagaceae
- Species: Scilla siberica
Morphology
Flowers
- Color: blue
- Shape: campanulate
- Inflorescence: raceme
Leaves
- Arrangement: basal
- Petiole: sessile
- Shape: linear
- Margin: entire
- Venation: parallel