Muscari

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Asparagaceae

• Scientific Name

  Muscari

• Description

  Genus Description - Perianth tubular or urceolate, shortly 6-toothed; stamens 6, inserted on the perianth-tube, included; stigma 1; fr a loculicidal capsule, distinctly 3- angled or almost winged; seeds angular; perennial herbs from a coated bulb, the linear lvs basal, the short erect scape bearing a dense raceme in the spring. 60, Europe, Medit. reg., w. Asia.

• Common Names

  grape-hyacinth