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Scilla siberica

Haw. ex Andr.

Siberian Squill

GNRUnranked Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.134495

Element CodePMLIL1T010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderAsparagales

FamilyAsparagaceae

GenusScilla

Synonyms

Scilla sibiricaAndr.

Other Common Names

Scille de Sibérie (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Name corrected from 'sibirica' (Kartesz 1991 draft) to 'siberica' in published 1994 Kartesz checklist. LEM 14Apr97. Most U.S. floras (e.g., Fernald 1950, Mohlenbrock 1986) use the 'sibirica' spelling although Hortus Third uses 'siberica.'

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Michigan	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Virginia (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Beartown Addition B	Jefferson National Forest	2,985
Garden Mountain	Jefferson National Forest	3,960
Hunting Camp Little Wolf Creek	Jefferson National Forest	8,953

Wisconsin (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
09154 - St. Peters Dome	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	4,002

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.