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Muscari botryoides

Common Grape Hyacinth, Compact Grape Hyacinth
Other regional names: Grape Hyacinth +1 more
  • Grape Hyacinth
  • Italian Grape Hyacinth
Also known as: Botryanthus alpestris Jord. & Fourr. +18 more
  • Botryanthus alpestris Jord. & Fourr.
  • Botryanthus boraeanus Jord. & Fourr.
  • Botryanthus candidus Jord. & Fourr.
  • Botryanthus compactus Jord. & Fourr.
  • Botryanthus conicus Jord. & Fourr.
  • Botryanthus festinus Jord. & Fourr.
  • Botryanthus heldreichii (Boiss.) Regel, 1863
  • Botryanthus heldreichii Jord. & Fourr.
  • Botryanthus kerneri Marches.
  • Botryanthus lelievrei (Boreau) Jord. & Fourr.
  • Botryanthus lelievrei (Boreau) Nyman, 1882
  • Botryanthus odorus var. compactus (Jord. & Fourr.) Nyman
  • Botryanthus vulgaris Kunth
  • Botryanthus vulgaris var. kerneri (Marches.) Nyman
  • Botryanthus vulgaris var. transsilvanicus (Schur) Nyman
  • Botryphile botryoides (L.) Salisb.
  • Czekelia transsylvanica (Schur) Schur
  • Eubotrys arvensis Raf.
  • Hyacinthus botryoides L.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Asparagaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bulbous geophyte.

Originating in Europe, Muscari botryoides (commonly known as Common Grape Hyacinth or Compact Grape-hyacinth) is a bulbous plant belonging to the Asparagaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Sicilia, Switzerland, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Arkansas, Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia, California, Central European Russia, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Great Britain, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Netherlands, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin

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