Siberian scilla ( lat. Scilla siberica ) is a perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, ephemeroid , a species of the genus Scilla ( Scilla ). Previously, this genus was attributed to the lily ( Liliaceae ) or Hyacinth ( Hyacinthaceae ) families [3] ; according to modern concepts, this genus belongs to the Asparagaceae family [2] [3] .
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Title
The specific epithet of the scientific ( Latin ) name in the literature in Russian is usually written as sibirica , that is, the standard spelling of the adjective with the meaning “Siberian” is used; Meanwhile, in the literature on other languages, the spelling variant used in the first description of the species in the 6th volume of Botanists' Repository, for New, and Rare Plants (1804), - siberica (from Siberia ) [2] [4] is usually used.
The species description was made from live plants grown from seeds that were obtained from Peter Pallas . The diagnosis (description of a new species) indicated that the described plant originated from Siberia , and therefore the species received the corresponding specific epithet , however this indication is erroneous: the plant is not found in Siberia, and the seeds that were sent by Pallas were collected by him Tsaritsyn (now - Volgograd ). Pallas himself mistakenly identified the plants, the seeds of which he had sent, as Scilla bifolia , but this species does not occur in this area [5] .
Until recently, the English botanist Adrian Hayworth (1768–1833) was considered the author of the species description and the name of the taxon was recorded as Scilla siberica Haw. however, due to the fact that there is no objective evidence that the description of the species was made exactly by Hauworth, the International Botanical Nomenclature Code (2006, “Vienna Code”, article 46.7) provided an indication that the author of the name for this taxon should be considered Henry Charles Andrews , who is listed by the author of the 6th volume of Botanists' Repository, for New, and Rare Plants [3] [4] .
Herbarium specimen that would serve as a type of this species is unknown. The type of the species is table 365 in the 6th volume of Botanists' Repository, for New, and Rare Plants .
Dissemination, ecology
The species range covers Eastern Europe (including the European part of Russia ), the Caucasus , Western Asia ( Turkey , northern Iraq , north-western Iran ). As a naturalized plant, it is found in many other regions of the world [3] , including in North America . It is found mostly in deciduous forests , especially on the fringes and in the bushes [6] .
The plant forms an aspect [5] (that is, determines the appearance of the plant community).
Biological description
Perennial herbaceous bulbous plant. It develops as an ephemeroid : the growing season lasts from the moment of melting snow until May, after the fruit ripens, the plants wither [6] .
Leaves broadly, basal, in an amount of from two to four; on the tip are tightened in a cap: fully develop before the flowering begins. There are several flowering shoots , their height is from 10 to 20 cm , each carrying several flowers [6] .
Flowers are actinomorphic , with a simple coronoid-like perianth with six free leaves, the color of which can be from bright blue to violet-blue. Flowering time - March-April. Fruiting time - May. The fruit is a box [6] .
Cultivation
The plant has been widely used in ornamental gardening since the 18th century [5] ; The most advantageous places for cultivation are under trees, large bushes and on lawns: the land areas on which Siberian forests grow may look blue during its flowering [7] .
- Agrotechnology
Reproduction - seeds in the fall or by dividing at the end of the growing season. Frost resistance zones - from 3 to 9; in regions with mild winters, the plant feels bad [7] .
Infravidous taxa
The following subspecies of the Siberian Siberian forest are distinguished:
- Scilla siberica subsp. armena ( Grossh. ) Mordak
- Scilla siberica subsp. caucasica ( Miscz. ) Mordak
- Scilla siberica subsp. otschiauriae ( Mordak ) Mordak
- Scilla siberica subsp. siberica [8]
Comments
- ↑ For authorship of the taxon name, see the Title section.
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” .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Scilla siberica Haw. : information in The Plant List database (2010, Version 1). (eng.) (checked on May 14, 2013)
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 According to the Germplasm Resources Information Network ( GRIN ), see the link in the taxon card.
- ↑ 1 2 According to the International Plant Names Index ( IPNI ), see the link in the taxon card.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Mordak, 1979 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Novikov, Gubanov, 2008 .
- ↑ 1 2 Botanica, 2006 .
- ↑ Infraravid taxa of the species Scilla siberica : information in The Plant List database (2010, Version 1). (eng.) (checked on May 14, 2013)
Literature
- Gubanov, I.A. et al. 364. Scilla sibirica Haw. - Siberian Proleska // Illustrated determinant of plants in Central Russia. In 3 t . - M .: T-in scientific. ed. KMK, In-t technologist. survey., 2002. - T. 1. Ferns, horsetails, moss, gymnosperms, angiosperms (monocots). - p. 474. - ISBN 8-87317-091-6 .
- Novikov V.S., Gubanov I.A. Rod of Scilla (Scilla) // Popular Atlas-determinant. Wild plants. - 5th ed., Stereotype. - Moscow : Drofa, 2008. - pp. 116-118, 120, 124. - 415 p. - (Popular atlas-determinant). - 5000 copies - ISBN 978-5-358-05146-1 .
- Scilla // Botany. Encyclopedia "All Plants of the World": Trans. from English = Botanica / Ed. D. Grigoriev and others - M .: Könemann, 2006. - p. 830-831. - 1020 s. - ISBN 3-8331-1621-8 .
- Mordak E.V. Genus 19. Scilla - Scilla L. // Flora of the European Part of the USSR / Ed. ed. An. A. Fedorov . - L .: Science , 1979. - T. IV. Ed. Tom Yu. D. Gusev . - p. 240–243. - 355 s. - 3950 copies
Links
- Scilla siberica Haw. : information on taxon in the Planterium project (a determinant of plants and an illustrated atlas of species) (Checked May 14, 2013)
- Siberian Scilla (Scilla sibirica Haw.) // Forest Herbs // Agricultural Electronic Library of Knowledge