Hyacinthoides

Hyacinthoides is a genus of the Hyacinthaceae (formerly Liliaceae) family. Its contains three species:

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 and northern France, Belgium, Netherlands, Britain, Ireland).

The genus is included within Scilla by some botanists.

Hybrids between H. hispanica and H. non-scripta are named Hyacinthoides × massartiana.

References

1. Flora Europaea: Hyacinthoides
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