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Muscari albiflorum

Muscari albiflorum (Täckh. & Boulos) Hosni

Common Names

بصيل (بُصيل) (Arabic)

Languages: English

Conservation

Conservation Status

Limited range.

Status in Egypt

Endemic.

Availability in Egypt

Very Rare.

Description

Size

Height: 10-20 cm.

Ecology and Distribution

Global Distribution

Egypt.

Distribution in Egypt

Mareotic Sector (Location: Sallum). 

Habitat

Sandy soil.

Life Expectancy

Perennial.

Taxonomy

  • Leopoldia albiflora T?ckh. & Boulos (synonym)
  • Muscari albiflorum (T?ckh. & Boulos) Heller (synonym)

References

F.N., Hepper., & I. Friis. (1994).  The Plants of Pehr Forsskal's "Flora Ageyptiaco-Arabica". Kew: Kew Publishing..
L., Boulos. (Submitted).  Flora of Egypt. Cairo: Al Hadara Publishing..
V., Täckholm. (1974).  Students’ Flora of Egypt, 2nd Ed. Cairo: Cairo University Press..
V., Täckholm., & M. Drar. (Submitted).  Flora of Egypt. Bulletin of the Faculty of Science. Cairo: Cairo University Press..