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Scilla sicula (Sicilian Squill) |
Scilla sicula (ASPARAGACEAE.) Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Scilla sicula Tineo Published in Tineo ex Guss., Fl. Sic. Syn. 2: 813 (1845) | Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : | Asparagaceae
Juss. (=Liliaceae) (The Asparagus Family) 32 species from the Asparagaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Sicilian Squill | Maltese name(s) : | Għansal ikħal | Status for Malta : | Subendemic. Found in Malta and neighbouring territories such as in south Sicily, Lampedusa, Pantelleria, etc. | Frequency : | Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct
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Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: GEOPHYTE (bearing underground bulbs, rhizomes, stolons, etc.)
Germination [info]: Monocotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Protected by law: schedule VI of legal notice LN311/2006. (strictly protected species) | Red List (1989) : | This species has a threatened status and is listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Mar-Apr | Colour of Flowers: | Blue, Violet and Lilac | Remarks : | This species was thought to be rare in Malta, but it is being found in several sites as small patches in garigue or rocky valley sides both in Malta and in Gozo. In some areas like Ta' Cenc, Ta' Kuljat hill and Manikata, it forms large and extensive populations. Therefore it should be considered as a scarce plant but not rare in Malta. |
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Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Botanical Description: |
with pedicels 40-60 mm, equalling the bracts, sparsely ciliate leaves, and perianth-segments whitish or violet; |
Distributional range: |
from Calabria, Sicilia and Malta, |
Distributional map in Europe and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region. (Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
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Ag Co Eg Hs It Li Lu Ma Sa Si Tn [Ca] |
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