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Siberian Squill
Scilla siberica
41.7841, -73.7294
Field Notes
Description:
Spring weather has been so slow to arrive in the northeastern United States this year, and so I was thrilled to find this plant getting ready to bloom!
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This plant has small, purple flowers with a darker blue stripe down each petal. Flowers have 6 petals and basal, grass-like leaves. It was approximately 7 cm tall.
Habitat:
Spotted growing throughout a mixed forest along the edge of a stream.
Notes:
This species was brought to the United States as an ornamental, but has escaped into the wild and become invasive.
Reference Links:
Scilla siberica - Wikipedia
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PublishedApril 23, 2018
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