Hyacinthoides
Hyacinthoides is a genus of the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae.[1] It has also been placed in the separate family Hyacinthaceae and before that the Liliaceae. The genus is included within Scilla by some botanists.
According to the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as of July 2011[update], the genus contains 11 species and one hybrid:[2]
- Hyacinthoides aristidis (Coss.) Rothm. – Algeria to Tunisia
- Hyacinthoides cedretorum (Pomel) Dobignard – Morocco to north Algeria
- Hyacinthoides ciliolata (Pomel) Rumsey – north-east Tunisia
- Hyacinthoides flahaultiana (Emb.) Dobignard – south-west Morocco
- Hyacinthoides hispanica (Mill.) Rothm. (Spanish Bluebell) – Portugal to west and south Spain
- Hyacinthoides italica (L.) Rothm. (Italian Bluebell) – south-east France to north-west Italy
- Hyacinthoides lingulata (Poir.) Rothm. – north-west Africa
- Hyacinthoides × massartiana Geerinck – hybrid between H. hispanica and H. non-scripta, occurs naturally in north-west Spain, introduced elsewhere in Europe, including Great Britain
- Hyacinthoides mauritanica (Schousb.) Speta – south-west Portugal, north Morocco
- Hyacinthoides non-scripta (L.) Chouard ex Rothm. (Common Bluebell) – western Europe to northern Portugal
- Hyacinthoides paivae S.Ortiz & Rodr.Oubiña – north-west Spain to north-west Portugal
- Hyacinthoides reverchonii (Degen & Hervier) Speta – Spain (Sierra de Cazorla)
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