| Tulipa sylvestris | |
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| 1885 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
| Tribe: | Lilieae |
| Genus: | Tulipa |
| Subgenus: | Tulipasubg. Eriostemones |
| Species: | T. sylvestris |
| Binomial name | |
| Tulipa sylvestris | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Synonymy
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Tulipa sylvestris, thewild tulip[3] orwoodland tulip,[4] is aEurasian andNorth African species of wildtulip, a plant in thelily family. Its native range extends fromPortugal andMorocco to westernChina, covering most of theMediterranean andBlack Sea Basins, andCentral Asia. The species is also cultivated as an ornamental and naturalized in central and northern Europe as well as a few scattered locations inNorth America.[2][5] It was first recorded as being naturalised in Britain in the late 17th century.[6]
It is a bulb-forming perennial, with narrow blue-grey leaves and usually with 1 or 2 flowers per stem.[6] The stem can reach up to 50 cm tall. The scented blooms appear between April and May,[6] and the yellow flowers are sometimes tinged red on the outside.[7][8][9][10]
They rarely produce seed and arepollinated by small insects.[6]
Sometuliposides - a family of biochemicals -found inTulipa sylvestris include:[11]
Source: Plants of the World Online[2]
Tulipa australis is also found on theisland of Malta, in theMediterranean Sea, limited to one specific area.[12]
It is found in dry grassy places and in woodland copses.[6]
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