A bulbous perennial native to Atlantic areas from northwestern Iberia to the British Isles, with Britain and Ireland estimated to hold between a quarter and a half of the world's common bluebells. It grows three to six narrow leaves from its base and a drooping flowering stem up to 50 centimeters tall, bearing five to twelve tubular, sweetly scented violet-blue flowers with strongly recurved petals and cream-colored pollen. It is closely associated with ancient woodland, where it carpets the ground in spring before the tree canopy closes, and also grows on slightly acidic soils in hedgerows and open coastal meadows in the west of its range.
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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Scientific NameHyacinthoides non-scripta 4 Conservation Status Connections
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Source Wikidata: Common Bluebell
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1. Wikipedia: Hyacinthoides non-scripta
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non-scripta is particularly associated with ancient woodland where it may dominate the understory to produce carpets of violet-blue flowers in "bluebell woods", but also occurs in more open habitats in western regions.
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 344452
Hyacinthoides non-scripta (formerly Endymion non-scriptus or Scilla non-scripta) is a bulbous perennial plant found in Atlantic areas from the north-western part of the Iberian Peninsula to the British Isles, and also frequently used as a garden plant.
View the Source2. NatureServe Explorer: Hyacinthoides non-scripta
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Asparagales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12439Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12439
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Asparagales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
4. Wikipedia: Hyacinthoides non-scripta
5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Hyacinthoides non-scripta
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5304283, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 5304283, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Asparagaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 67989Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 67989
"cites_listing":"II","eu_listing":"B","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Asparagales","family":"Asparagaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"天门冬科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
Wikidata: Common Bluebell
Child Taxon Of: Asparagales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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