Scilla verna, commonly known as spring squill, is a flowering plant native to Western Europe and Morocco. It belongs to the squill genus Scilla. Its star-like blue flowers are produced in April and May.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Spring Squill being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hyacinthoides mauritanica
- Hyacinthoides italica
- Hyacinthoides paivae
- Scilla monophyllos
- Hyacinthoides lingulata
- Bellevalia hyacinthoides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Scilla
- Species
- Scilla verna
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