Hyacinthella
Hyacinthella is a genus of bulbous flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. It is native to eastern and south-eastern Europe through to northern Iran, reaching as far south as Palestine. Turkey is the main country in which species are found.
Description
Hyacinthella species grow from bulbs whose tunics often bear powdery white crystals. There are usually two or three basal leaves with prominent strands of fibre. The inflorescences consist of short spikes of tubular flowers, each with six short lobes, in colours ranging from pale blue to deep violet. Heights vary from about to, depending on the species. They grow in rocky habitats, such as hillsides, which are hot and dry in the summer.Species
, the World Checklist of Selected [Plant Families] accepted 17 species:- Hyacinthella acutiloba K.Perss. & Wendelbo - Turkey
- Hyacinthella atropatana Mordak & Zakhar. - Transcaucasus
- Hyacinthella campanulata K.Perss. & Wendelbo - Turkey
- Hyacinthella dalmatica Chouard - Croatia
- Hyacinthella glabrescens K.Perss. & Wendelbo - Turkey
- Hyacinthella heldreichii Chouard - Turkey
- Hyacinthella hispida Chouard - Turkey
- Hyacinthella lazulina K.Perss.& Jim.Perss. - Turkey
- Hyacinthella leucophaea Schur - Balkans, Russia, Ukraine
- Hyacinthella lineata Chouard - Turkey
- Hyacinthella micrantha Chouard - Turkey
- Hyacinthella millingenii Feinbrun - Turkey, Cyprus
- Hyacinthella nervosa Chouard - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan
- Hyacinthella pallasiana Losinsk. - Russia, Ukraine
- Hyacinthella persica Chouard - Iran
- Hyacinthella siirtensis B.Mathew - Turkey
- Hyacinthella venusta K.Perss. - Turkey