Prospero autumnale, the autumn squill, an autumnal flowering plant of the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, is found in the Mediterranean region from Portugal and Morocco east to Turkey and the Caucasus, plus Great Britain.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesAltervista Flora Italiana, Scilla autunnale, Autumn Squill, Prospero autumnale Despite being classified as a single species, it is actually a cryptic species complex, with a variety of cytotypes having been discovered which are phenotypically indistinguishable from each other. __TOC__
Synonyms
Scilla autumnalis L. Anthericum autumnale (L.) Scop. Ornithogalum autumnale (L.) Lam. Genlisa autumnalis (L.) Raf. Stellaris autumnalis (L.) Bubani Hyacinthus autumnalis (L.) E.H.L.Krause in J.Sturm Urginea autumnalis (L.) El-Gadi Scilla pulchella Munby Scilla gallica Tod. Scilla racemosa Balansa ex Baker Scilla dumetorum Balansa ex Baker Scilla longipes Batt. in J.A.Battandier & L.C.Trabut Scilla holzmannia Heldr. Scilla scythica Kleopow Prospero holzmannium (Heldr.) Speta Prospero pulchellum (Munby) Speta Prospero scythicum (Kleopow) Speta Scilla cyrenaica (Pamp.) G.M.Barroso & al. Prospero cyrenaicum (Pamp.) Speta
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