Pallas Hyacinthus [2] , or Pallas Hyacintella [3] ( Latin Hyacinthélla pallasiána ) is a herbaceous plant of the Hyacinth family ( Hyacinthaceae ), an endemic of the Donets Ridge and the Azov Upland .
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 Hyacinthella pallasiana var. alba | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previously, the plant was attributed to the genus Hyacinth and it had the name Hyacinthus pallasianus Steven - Hyacinth Pallas.
The plant is common in Zaporizhia , Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine and Rostov region of Russia .
The species is named in honor of Peter Simon Pallas (1741–1811), a German and Russian encyclopaedist scientist, famous for his scientific expeditions across Russia.
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Biological description
Unpretentious frost-resistant plant up to 16 cm high.
Conical bulb, 1 cm in diameter.
1-2 leaves , linear, grooved, bare, with pointed hood-like ends, 10-15 cm long, 6-8 mm wide.
The flowers are blue, narrow-funnel-shaped, up to 1 cm long, gathered in a loose brush. Perianth segments bent, 3 times shorter than the tube.
Propagated by seeds and bulbs.
Ecology
Dwells Hyacinthus Pallas on steppe slopes with outcrops of crystalline rocks . Recommended for stony hills.
In connection with the plowing up of virgin steppes, uncontrolled cattle grazing, as well as the collection of plants for bouquets, the number of species is noticeably reduced. The development of the artisanal mining industry also has a negative impact on the species population .
Literature
- Baranova M.V. Decorative herbaceous plants for open ground of the USSR. In 2 t. / N. A. Avrorin . - L .: Science, Flax. Otdel., 1977. - T. 2. - S. 11.
- Lozina-Lozinskaya A.S. . Genus 280. Hyacinthics - Hyacinthella // Flora of the USSR : in 30 t. / Ch. ed. V.L. Komarov . - L .: Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR , 1935. - T. 4 / ed. Toma V.L. Komarov. - p. 407-408. - 760, XXX with. - 5175 copies
Notes
- ↑ On the conditionality of specifying the class of monocotyledons as a higher taxon for the group of plants described in this article, see the “APG Systems” section of the article “Monocotyledons” .
- ↑ The name "Hyacinthus Pallas" - according to the List of rare plant species contained in the collection fund of the Botanical Garden of the Southern Federal University Archival copy of June 12, 2009 on the Wayback Machine (Verified May 25, 2009)
- ↑ The name "Hyacintella Pallas" - according to the Encyclopedia of ornamental garden plants (Verified May 25, 2009)
Links
- Wake up call for wild plants
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