North Carolina Botanical Garden

Plant Index

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Muscari botryoides

Muscari botryoides (L.) Mill.

grape-hyacinth

Synonym(s): Hyacinthus botryoides
Cultivar(s): Album

Image ID: 38039
Image by: Bradley, Keith
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: MUBO
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Muscari botryoides
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01

CULTIVAR INDEX

Cult_id	Cultivar_name	Action
1442	Album	View

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: MUSCA
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Muscari
GENUS AUTHORITY: Mill.
GENUS COMMON: Grape hyacinth
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 50 species, herbs, of Europe, Mediterranean areas, and w. Asia.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Stace (2010)=Z; Straley & Utech in FNA (2002a); Speta in Kubitzki (1998a).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: HYACIN
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Hyacinthaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Batsch 1786
FAMILY COMMON: Hyacinth Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 67 genera and 900 species, herbs, nearly cosmopolitan.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Speta in Kubitzki (1998a); Pfosser et al. (2003). [also see AGAVACEAE]

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Herb

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FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
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BLOOM TIME: Mar-Apr

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BLOOM COLOR:

White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable

FRUITING PERIOD: May-Jun.

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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
8520	2006-0086	2006-02-27		View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
11729	8520	198	NCBG staff	2006-02-01	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: MUBO
USDA Common Name: Common Grape Hyacinth
Native Status: L48 (I), CAN (I)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, NF, NS, ON)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Muscari botryoides
COMMON NAME: Compact Grape-hyacinth
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, FNA, G, K, Pa, RAB, S, Tn, Va, WV, Z]
PHENOLOGY: Mar-Apr; May-Jun.
HABITAT: Cultivated as an ornamental, persistent and naturalized in lawns, old fields, suburban woodlands, and disturbed areas; native of Europe.
COMMENTS:
RANGE MAP: Muscari botryoides.png

Key to Map Symbols

ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Hyacinthaceae Batsch 1786 (Hyacinth Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 67 genera and 900 species, herbs, nearly cosmopolitan.
REFERENCE: Speta in Kubitzki (1998a); Pfosser et al. (2003). [also see AGAVACEAE]

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Muscari Mill. (Grape hyacinth)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 50 species, herbs, of Europe, Mediterranean areas, and w. Asia.
REFERENCE: Stace (2010)=Z; Straley & Utech in FNA (2002a); Speta in Kubitzki (1998a).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Muscari botryoides in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Muscari botryoides in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Muscari botryoides in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Muscari botryoides in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Muscari botryoides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Muscari botryoides

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 38039 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 0 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)