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Siberian squill

Scilla siberica

Description:

Spotted in the Parlament gardens in Bern http://www.google.pt/url?sa=t&rct=j&...

2 Species ID Suggestions

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago
Scilla
Scilla Scilla
Siberian Squill
Scilla siberica Siberian squill


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11 Comments

misako
misako 12 years ago

beautiful!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 12 years ago

:) no problem! Its really fun to define your position!!

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 12 years ago

Thanks Jeannette and jgorneau for the id and for the discussion about the id :) it's allways reworded to se people thinking and discussing about one of our spottings,thanks again

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 12 years ago

Yes, that is probably true. They are so common, I don't know why they don't just call it the Common Scilla!

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

Thank you jgorneau :)
I can see they use the same photo on the sites Scilla and Scilla Siberica, I think the Scillas I am used to see must be Scilla Siberica then, because the other links are not any I have seen before...

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 12 years ago

The list of links does not include the Siberian Squill, whose Wikipedia link is located above.

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

Thank you jgorneau for the explanation :)
Sorry, but I still can't see the difference :)

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 12 years ago

I primarily believe it is Scilla siberica for one specific reason. If you look at AntónioGinjaGinja's second photo of this spotting, it shows the backside of the Scilla (Squill). Notice how on each petal there is a darker blue line passing through the middle, in the photo above, and in this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blaust...

Furthermore, Siberian Squills are pointed slightly downward, contrary to other species of that kind.

Hope this helps!

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

I am curious why do you think it is Scilla siberica?

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 12 years ago

Although the Siberian Squill is not native to the area, they can be planted almost anywhere, within reason.

Oberdiessbach, Bern - Berne, Switzerland

Spotted on Mar 17, 2012
Submitted on Mar 24, 2012

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