Leopoldia comosa
Muscari à toupet
Tassel Hyacinth
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Provence Verte |
| Flower colour | purple |
| Flower size | 5-9 mm |
| Flowering months | March, April, May, June |
| Leaf type | Linear |
| Height | 25-50 cm |
Description
Previously under the name Muscari comosum. A bulb with one short stem surrounded by fleshy leaves or leaf bases; a cut across the bulb reveals the layers or rings. The leaves (3-6) arise from the base.
Dry grassy habitats, open scrub, roadsides, olive groves and vineyards.
Flowers
Flowers are stalked, purplish-brown, urn-shaped, with 6 pale-brownish teeth. The upper flowers on slender violet-blue stalks, in the form of a tassel, are sterile, attracting insects.
Leaves
Linear narrow blade leaf, like grass. Blade, narrower towards the tip.
Fruits Seeds
Capsule: in 3 parts.
Edible
Bulbs: in parts of the Mediterranean the bulbs are collected and eaten.
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