#Scilloideae

Tim Boeh

@timboeh.bsky.social

7 months ago

Close-up of Muscari comosum in flower. The inflorescence shows a dense terminal tuft of sterile, vivid violet to bluish-purple flowers, contrasting with the lower, widely spaced, drooping fertile flowers that are pale brownish-yellow with darker tips. The background is a natural, grassy habitat with rocks.

🌱 Just published! I am thrilled to see our Flora of Greece treatment for the genus #Muscari (Asparagaceae) online.

Check it out: portal.cybertaxonomy.org/flora-greece...

Also check out the other treatments available for your next trip to Greece!

#Botany #Scilloideae #Taxonomy #FoG

Tim Boeh

@timboeh.bsky.social

7 months ago

Four images of Bellevalia specimens. A–B: B. shiraziana in rocky habitat in southern Iran, showing low rosettes with fruiting scapes. C: Herbarium specimen of B. shiraziana (holotype). D: Herbarium specimen of B. decolorans (holotype) showing bulb and scape.

The systematics of #Bellevalia remain a challenge—but step by step, we’re making progress!

🔬 Together with colleagues from Iran 🇮🇷, we revisited a puzzling species pair using morphology, fieldwork & molecular tools.

📄 doi.org/10.11646/phy...

#Scilloideae #Asparagaceae #FloraOfIran

Tim Boeh

@timboeh.bsky.social

10 months ago

A collage of colorful flowering inflorescences from various genera within the plant subfamily Scilloideae (Asparagaceae), displayed against a black background. The image showcases the morphological diversity of the group, with blooms in shades of blue, purple, pink, yellow, and white. Floral forms range from compact racemes to loose spikes and dense spherical clusters, representing genera like Muscari, Scilla, Ornithogalum, and others commonly found in Mediterranean and African regions.

Spring just got more exciting! The #Scilloideae TEN is now part of the #WFO family, diving deep into the taxonomy of #bulbs. From #Hyacinthus to #Ornithogalum, we're unearthing the taxonomic secrets of these #geophytes. Join us on this botanical journey.

➡️ about.worldfloraonline.org/tens/asparag...

Geophytes and others

@geophytes-canada.bsky.social

1 year ago

A small pot of Drimiopsis. Round purplish bulbs sit at soil level. Tall tongue shaped leaves rise vertically from the bulbs along with a single flower stalk from each bulb.

Drimiopsis sp. 'Kampersrus', a recently(ish) discovered South African bulb with pretty striped leaves.

#drimiopsis #hyacinthaceae #scilloideae #bulbplant #plantsky #garden #horticulture #botany #houseplant #indoorplant #flowerbulb