Scilla scilloides var. litoralis




Family Hyacinthaceae (also placed in Liliaceae)
Subfamily Hyacinthoideae
Tribe Hyacintheae
Scientific name Scilla scilloides (Lindley) Druce var. litoralis Konta
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) hama tsuru-bo (ハマツルボ, 浜蔓穂 [meaning (might be): coastal long inflorescences weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Shizuoka Prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Seaside rocks or field
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Bulbs 3.5-5.0cm long, 2.0-3.5cm wide. Leaves linear 5.0-22.0cm long, 5.0-13.0mm wide. Scapes 10-20cm tall, non hair. Flowers inflorescences 8-17cm long, 6 pink perianths each ca. 3-4mm long, flowering in August to September. Perennial plants.
Reference New Infraspecific Taxa and a Hybrid of Vascular Plants from Suzaki, Shimoda City, Central Japan



September 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



September 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden