Difference between revisions of "Leucojum aestivum"
Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 975. 1759.
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Latest revision as of 21:15, 5 November 2020
Plants to 30–60 cm; bulb 2–4 × 2–3(–4) cm. Leaves: sheaths 3–6 mm, membranous; blade deep green, linear to ligulate, 30–50(–70) × 0.5–2 cm, apex obtuse, glossy, well developed at anthesis. Scape stout, hollow, 2-winged, compressed, (20–)30–60 cm. Spathe bract solitary, fused, green, lanceolate, 3–5 cm. Flowers: tepals white with yellowish green spot near apex, broadly ovate, (10–)13–22 × 10–12 mm; filaments white, slender, 2–5 mm; anthers 5–6 mm; ovary oblong-ovate, 6–10 × 5–8 mm; style clavate, 5–10 mm, exceeding stamens; stigma truncate, inconspicuous; pedicel 2.5–7 cm, longest equaling or exceeding spathe. Seeds black, 5–7 mm; coat loose, with air pockets at each end. 2n = 22, 24.
Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, waste places
Elevation: 0–500 m
Distribution
Introduced; N.S., Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Miss., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., c, s Europe, naturalized throughout temperate areas.
Discussion
Selected References
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