Trending: Siberian squill (Scilla siberica) — 321 observations this week
Siberian squill is surging in citizen-science observations this week, with 321 research-grade sightings logged on iNaturalist — signaling peak spring bloom across its range.
Scilla is a genus of about 30 to 80 species of bulb-forming perennial herbaceous plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. Sometimes called the squills in English, they are native to woodlands, subalpine meadows, and seashores throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East. A few species are also naturalized in Australasia and North America. Their flowers are usually blue, but white, pink, and purple types are known; most flower in early spring, but a few are autumn-flowering. Several Scilla species are valued as ornamental garden plants.
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Those brilliant blue carpets appearing under trees in parks and yards right now are Siberian squi...
Those pretty blue ground-cover flowers carpeting lawns and woodland edges right now may be Siberi...
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Siberian squill is surging in citizen-science observations this week, with 321 research-grade sightings logged on iNaturalist — signaling peak spring bloom across its range.
Those pretty blue ground-cover flowers carpeting lawns and woodland edges right now may be Siberian squill — a garden escapee...