|Hyacinthoides × massartiana|
Bluebells are famous as indicator species (markers) for ancient woodland, where they carpet the forest floor in springtime. They grow in shade rather than in sunny areas.
Species[change | change source]
According to the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as of July 2012[update], the genus contains 11 species and one interspecific hybrid. Most species are distributed around the Mediterranean Basin, with only one species in northwestern Europe.
References[change | change source]
- Stace, Clive A. 2010. "Asparagaceae – asparagus family". New Flora of the British Isles (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 914–923. .
- "Search for "Hyacinthoides"". World checklist of selected plant families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2011. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- Grundmann, Michael et al 2010. "Phylogeny and taxonomy of the bluebell genus Hyacinthoides, Asparagaceae [Hyacinthaceae]". Taxon 59 (1): 68–82. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax/2010/00000059/00000001/art00008.