Tulipa sylvestris
Wild Tulip
Also known as: Liriopogon sylvestre (L.) Raf. +3 more
- Liriopogon sylvestre (L.) Raf.
- Tulipa breyniana KerGawl.
- Tulipa browniana H.Vilm.
- Tulipa persica Willd. ex Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Liliaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bulbous geophyte.
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Tulipa sylvestris (commonly known as Wild Tulip) is a bulbous plant belonging to the Liliaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Europe. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Unspecified
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Algeria, Altay, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, East European Russia, France, Greece, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krym, Libya, Morocco, North Caucasus, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, West Siberia, Xinjiang, 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)
Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Illinois, Ireland, Maryland, Massachusetts, Netherlands, New York, Norway, Pennsylvania, Poland, Sweden
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms