Hyacinthoides italica, the Italian bluebell or Italian squill, is a spring-flowering bulbous perennial plant belonging to the family Asparagaceae.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Italian Bluebell 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 paivae
- Scilla monophyllos
- Scilla kladnii
- Scilla lilio-hyacinthus
- Scilla verna
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Hyacinthoides
- Species
- Hyacinthoides italica
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