Hyacinthoides mauritanica (common name: Mauritius bluebell) is a flowering plant endemic to Morocco and Portugal. It is a bulbous geophyte that grows primarily in temperate regions.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Hyacinthoides mauritanica 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
- Scilla verna
- Scilla monophyllos
- Hyacinthoides paivae
- Hyacinthoides italica
- Hyacinthoides lingulata
- Bellevalia hyacinthoides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Hyacinthoides
- Species
- Hyacinthoides mauritanica
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