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Hyacinthaceae
Muscari

not marked as a favorite taxon *Muscari P. Miller. Common name: Grape-hyacinth.

Key to Muscari

A genus of about 50 species, herbs, of Europe, Mediterranean areas, and w. Asia. Böhnert et al. (2023) studied the phylogeny of Muscari and several genera sometimes segregated from it and favored a broad circumscription of the genus, with five subgenera recognized; Hall et al. (2025) studied the phylogenetic structure of the genus further, and amended the findings of Böhnert et al. (2023). Our naturalized species fall into two of the five subgenera.

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Tribe: Hyacintheae. Subtribe: Hyacinthinae.

References: Böhnert & Del Guacchio (2023); Böhnert et al. (2023); Hall et al. (2025); Speta (1998) In Kubitzki (1998a); Stace (2010); Straley & Utech (2002g) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002a). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Muscari© Aaron Morris, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Aaron Morris | Muscari armeniacum source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
image #2 of Muscari© Richard & Teresa Ware | Muscari botryoides CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷

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