Hyacinthoides is a
genusIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
of the
HyacinthaceaeHyacinthaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants. The plants are herbaceous perennials that grow from bulbs, and include several popular spring-blooming garden plants, including Hyacinth , grape hyacinth , bluebell and squill .As circumscribed by Pfosser & Speta the family...
(formerly
LiliaceaeThe Liliaceae, or the lily family, is a family of monocotyledons in the order Liliales. Plants in this family have linear leaves, mostly with parallel veins but with several having net venation , and flower arranged in threes. Several have bulbs, while others have rhizomes...
) family. Its contains three
speciesIn biology, a species is:* a taxonomic rank or* a unit at that rank ....
:
- Hyacinthoides hispanica - Spanish Bluebell. Southwest Europe (central and western Spain, Portugal).
- Hyacinthoides italica - Italian Bluebell. South central Europe (northern Italy west to northeastern Spain).
- Hyacinthoides non-scripta - Common Bluebell.
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Hyacinthoides is a
genusIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
of the
HyacinthaceaeHyacinthaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants. The plants are herbaceous perennials that grow from bulbs, and include several popular spring-blooming garden plants, including Hyacinth , grape hyacinth , bluebell and squill .As circumscribed by Pfosser & Speta the family...
(formerly
LiliaceaeThe Liliaceae, or the lily family, is a family of monocotyledons in the order Liliales. Plants in this family have linear leaves, mostly with parallel veins but with several having net venation , and flower arranged in threes. Several have bulbs, while others have rhizomes...
) family. Its contains three
speciesIn biology, a species is:* a taxonomic rank or* a unit at that rank ....
:
- Hyacinthoides hispanica - Spanish Bluebell. Southwest Europe (central and western Spain, Portugal).
- Hyacinthoides italica - Italian Bluebell. South central Europe (northern Italy west to northeastern Spain).
- Hyacinthoides non-scripta - Common Bluebell. Northwest Europe (western Spain, Portugal, western and northern France, Belgium, Netherlands, Britain, Ireland).
The genus is included within
ScillaScilla , the squills, is a genus of bulb-forming perennial herbs in the Hyacinthaceae family. The 90-odd species are found in woodlands, subalpine meadows, and seashores across the Old World...
by some botanists.
Hybrids between
H. hispanica and
H. non-scripta are named
Hyacinthoides × massartiana.