Scilla luciliae

Scilla luciliae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Scilloideae
Tribus: Hyacintheae
Subtribus: Hyacinthinae
Genus: Scilla
Sectio: S. sect. Nigriscilla
Series: S. ser. Chionodoxa
Species: Scilla luciliae

Name

Scilla luciliae (Boiss.) Speta, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 119: 14 (1971).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Chionodoxa luciliae Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1, 5: 61 (1844).

• Heterotypic
  • Chionodoxa gigantea Whittall, Nursery Cat. (Barr & Son) 1889(Autumn): 3 (1889).
    • Chionodoxa luciliae var. gigantea (Whittall) M.C.Sedgw. & R.Cameron, Garden Month by Month: 7 (1907).
  • Chionodoxa luciliae var. allenii W.Watson, Gard. & Forest 6: 55 (1893).
  • Chionodoxa luciliae var. alba M.C.Sedgw. & R.Cameron, Garden Month by Month: 3 (1907).
  • Chionodoxa grandiflora Wore ex Wilks & Weather, J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 95: 20 (1970).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced) Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain. Regional: Middle Europe Germany. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Türkiye. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Massachusetts, Michigan, New York. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Utah. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Speta, F. 1971. Beitrag zur Systematik von Scilla L. subgen. Scilla (incl. Chionodoxa Boiss.). Oesterreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 119(1–3): 6–18. DOI:10.1007/BF01373105. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Scilla luciliae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Scilla luciliae. Published online. Accessed: 01 February 2019. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Scilla luciliae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 February 2019. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Scilla luciliae in The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 13.0 of 16 May 2024. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D.R. Hernández Robles, C.A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R.E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, et al., Catalogue of Life. Amsterdam, Netherlands. DOI: 10.48580/dgqdn-4nz Published online. Accessed: 2025 April 29 Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Scilla luciliae. Accessed: 29 April 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Scilla luciliae. Accessed: 2025 April 29.

Vernacular names

• čeština: Ladonka zár̝ící
• Cymraeg: Glas-yr-eira Boissier
• Deutsch: Gewöhnliche Sternhyazinthe
• English: Lucile's glory-of-the-snow
• español: Gloria de las nieves
• suomi: Isokevättähti
• magyar: Fehérszemű hófény
• norsk nynorsk: Storsnøstjerne
• polski: Śnieżnik lśniący
• русский: Пролеска Люцилии
• slovenčina: Modravka žiarivá
• svenska: Stor vårstjärna
• 中文（简体）: 雪宝花
• 中文（臺灣）: 雪寳花
• 中文: 雪宝花

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