Flora of East-Central Indiana

Squill
Scientific Name Scilla siehei  (Stapf.) Speta.
Family Name Liliaceae (Lily Family)

 

Characteristics
Habitat: mesic
Plant Height: to 15 cm; erect aerial stem, angled; roots fibrous
Flower Color: purple
Flower:

incomplete; perfect; single whorl of 6 tepals; 6 stamens; superior ovary, 3-angled, 3 locules; ovules many
Inflorescence: loose raceme terminating stem
Fruit: capsule
Leaves: basal; entire; linear to narrowly oblong; usually 2-3 per plant
Bloom Time: March-April
Origins: non-native
Other: escaped cultivation
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general habit flower close up of flower form

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