Chionodoxa Boiss.
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BD9943-FFD3-FFF3-C0C4-FCE4F9718EC6 |
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Plazi |
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Chionodoxa Boiss. |
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29. Chionodoxa Boiss. 1
Glabrous, bulbous, scapose perennials. Flowers solitary or few in a raceme, erect. Perianth rotate, the 6 segments shortly connate at the base to form an urceolate tube. Stamens inserted at the base of the tube, the anthers about as long as the filaments, yellow, dorsifixed. Fruit a globose, loculicidal capsule with few seeds.
Several species from W. Anatolia are widely cultivated in gardens, and some are perhaps becoming locally naturalized. Perianth 9-12 mm, whitish, sometimes lilac at apex; tube
2-3 X 2-3 mm 1. nana Perianth (12—) 14—19 mm, blue; tube 3 -5-5 x c. 2 mm 2. eretica
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