Tulipa sylvestris, L.

1. T. sylvestris L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 305 (1753) View Cited Treatment .

Bulb 18-45 x 8-22 mm, often stoloniferous; tunic tough, with a few straight hairs inside towards the apex, occasionally glabrous. Stem (5-)8-45 cm. Leaves 2—3(—4), up to 30x18 cm, linear-lanceolate to linear, canaliculate. Flowers l(-2), nodding in bud; perianth yellow, rarely cream, the outer segments 20-63 x 4-5-27 mm, narrowly elliptical, acute, sometimes tinged outside with green, pink or crimson; inner segments 21-70 x 6-26 mm, elliptic-oblanceolate, shortly acuminate. Filaments 5-14 mm; anthers 2-5-9 mm. Capsule 17-30 x 14-16 mm, globose to oblong-ellipsoid. Meadows, grassy and rocky places, occasionally in open woodland. S. & S.E. Europe, extending northwards to N. W. France and to c. 55°N. in E.C. Russia; widely naturalized in N. & C. Europe. Al Bu Ga Gr He Hs It Ju Lu Rm Rs (C, W, K, E) Sa Si [Au Be Br Cz Da Ge Ho No Po Su].