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*Muscari neglectum Gussone ex Tenore & Sangiovanni. Subgenus: Muscari. Common name: Grape-hyacinth. Phenology: Mar-May; May-Jun. Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental, persistent and naturalized in lawns, old fields, suburban woodlands, and disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe.

Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Taxonomy Comments: See Böhnert & Del Guacchio (2023) for discussion of the name and authorship of Muscari neglectum.

Synonymy : = Ar, ETx1, FNA26, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Va, WH3, Stace (2010); = Muscari racemosum (L.) Lam. & DC. – C, F, G, Il, Mo1, RAB, S, Tat, Tx, WV; ? Muscari atlanticum Boiss. & Reut. – W

Links to other floras: = Muscari neglectum - FNA26

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NCBG trait

Intro: Short perennial from a bulb, cultivated as an ornamental and persistent and naturalized in lawns, old fields, suburban woodlands and disturbed areas. Native of Eurasia.

Stems: Stem a smooth flowering scape arising from a rosette of leaves.

Leaves: Leaves basal, linear, nearly round in cross-section, 4-10 in. long.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in an oval-conical, dense raceme at top of scape, resembling a cluster of grapes; each nodding, blue to violet (rarely white), 1/4 in. or less long, tubular and urn-shaped, with minute, white curved lobes at the opening.

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Height: 2-9 in.

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description: Short perennial from a bulb, cultivated as an ornamental and persistent and naturalized in lawns, old fields, suburban woodlands and disturbed areas. Native of Eurasia.

stems: Stem a smooth flowering scape arising from a rosette of leaves.

leaves: Leaves basal, linear, nearly round in cross-section, 4-10 in. long.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in an oval-conical, dense raceme at top of scape, resembling a cluster of grapes; each nodding, blue to violet (rarely white), 1/4 in. or less long, tubular and urn-shaped, with minute, white curved lobes at the opening.

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