Tulipa sylvestris
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| 1885 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
| Tribe: | Lilieae |
| Genus: | Tulipa |
| Subgenus: | Tulipa subg. Eriostemones |
| Species: | T. sylvestris
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| Binomial name | |
| Tulipa sylvestris | |
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Synonymy
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Tulipa sylvestris, the wild tulip[3] or woodland tulip,[4] is a Eurasian and North African species of wild tulip, a plant in the lily family. Its native range extends from Portugal and Morocco to western China, covering most of the Mediterranean and Black Sea Basins, and Central Asia. The species is also cultivated as an ornamental and naturalized in central and northern Europe as well as a few scattered locations in North America.[2] It is a bulb-forming perennial, usually with yellow flowers, sometimes tinged red on the outside.[5][6][7][8][9]
- Subspecies[2]
- Tulipa sylvestris subsp. australis (Link) Pamp - from Portugal + Morocco to Xinjiang
- Tulipa sylvestris subsp. primulina (Baker) Maire & Weiller - Algeria, Morocco
- Tulipa sylvestris subsp. sylvestris - Italy, Libya
Tulipa australis is also found on the island of Malta, in the Mediterranean Sea, limited to one specific area.[10]
References
- ^ illustration from Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885, Gera, Germany
- ^ a b c "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tulipa sylvestris". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Perennial Meadows, Design & Plant, Tulipa sylvestris – the woodland tulip". perennialmeadows.com. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
- ^ "Altervista Flora Italiana, Tulipano selvatico, Tulipa australis Link". luirig.altervista.org. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
- ^ "Plants Profile for Tulipa sylvestris (wild tulip) | United States Department of Agriculture plants profile". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
- ^ "Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map". bonap.net. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
- ^ Everett, D. (2013). The genus Tulipa Tulips of the world: 1-380. Kew publishing, Kew.
- ^ Christenhusz, M.J.M., Govaerts, R., David, J.C., Hall, T., Borland, K., Roberts, P.S., Tuomisto, A., Buerki, S., Chase, M.W. & Fay, M.F. (2013). Tiptoe through the tulips - cultural history, molecular phylogenetics and classification of Tulipa (Liliaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172: 280-328.
- ^ Schembri, Patrick J.; Baldacchino, Alfred E. (2011). Ilma, Blat u Hajja: Is-Sisien tal-Ambjent Naturali Malti (in Maltese). p. 81. ISBN 978-99909-44-48-8.
External links
- Plants For a Future, Tulipa sylvestris - L.
- Dave's Garden Plantfiles, Florentine Tulip, Wild Tulip Tulipa sylvestris
- Pacific Bulb Society, Tulipa Species Four photos of several species
- Great Plant Picks
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