Muscari botryoides

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyHyacinthaceae
Family (Traditional)Hyacinthaceae
GenusMuscari
Species:Muscari botryoides (L.) Mill.
Common NameGrape Hyacinth; Compact Grape Hyacinth
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Blue; Base Flower Color: Purple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (2)

SynonymFull Citation
Hyacinthus botryoides Hyacinthus botryoides All.
Muscari botryoides subsp. longifolium Muscari botryoides subsp. longifolium

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bullitt (KY), Clark (KY), Fayette (KY), Floyd (KY), Harlan (KY), Harrison (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Lyon (KY), Madison (KY), Oldham (KY), Perry (KY), Shelby (KY), Bedford (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Grainger (TN), Hamilton (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), McMinn (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Moore (TN), Putnam (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1935 - 2012

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
MTSU003124 Bedford Tennessee 23 Apr 2000 Joey Simmons
7
MTSU
Muscari botryoides
APSC0078910 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Muscari botryoides
31234100087095 Clark Kentucky 04 Apr 1962 Elizabeth M. Browne
5032
EKY
Muscari botryoides
31234100087103 Clark Kentucky 07 Apr 2000 Sara C. Martin
11
EKY
Muscari botryoides
MTSU003162 Coffee Tennessee 26 Mar 1986 Danny L. Bryan
11
MTSU
Muscari botryoides
MTSU003160 Coffee Tennessee 10 Mar 1990 Carolyn Ridner
9
MTSU
Muscari botryoides
MTSU003161 Coffee Tennessee 13 Mar 1990 Marcia Anderton
111
MTSU
Muscari botryoides
MTSU003158 Coffee Tennessee 28 Mar 1994 Charles Lawson
3
MTSU
Muscari botryoides
MTSU003125 Davidson Tennessee 27 Mar 1993 Ryan Draper
1
MTSU
Muscari botryoides
MTSU003167 Davidson Tennessee 19 Mar 1997 George E. Rusho
7
MTSU
Muscari botryoides
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