Kingdom Plantae Clade Monocots Subfamily Scilloideae Rank Genus | Clade Angiosperms Family Asparagaceae Higher classification Scilloideae Order Asparagales | |
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Similar Brimeura amethystina, Bellevalia, Ptilotrichum, Dipcadi, Boykinia | ||
Brimeura garden plants
Brimeura is a genus of bulb-forming, monocotyledonous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to southeastern Europe and certain islands of the western Mediterranean. They have narrow leaves and bear bluebell-like flowers in Spring.
The species B. amethystina (formerly Hyacinthus amethystina) has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
The genus contains the following species
- Brimeura amethystina (L.) Chouard - Pyrenees
- Brimeura duvigneaudii (L.Llorens) Rosselló, Mus & Mayol - Mallorca
- Brimeura fastigiata (Viv.) Chouard - Mallorca, Minorca, Corsica, Sardinia
References
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