Hyacinthus orientalis

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyHyacinthaceae
Family (Traditional)Hyacinthaceae
GenusHyacinthus
Species:Hyacinthus orientalis L.
Common NameGarden 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; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: Febuary; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: sword-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Blue; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; 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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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

SynonymFull Citation
Hyacinthus orientalis subsp. albulus Hyacinthus orientalis subsp. albulus

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: Jefferson (KY), Lyon (KY), Madison (KY), Trigg (KY), Bradley (TN), Cumberland (TN), Hamilton (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1972 - 2012

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
BEREA004565 Madison Kentucky 24 Mar 1994 Ralph L. Thompson
94-45		 BEREA
Hyacinthus orientalis
APSC0038538 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Hyacinthus orientalis
MEM008004 Shelby Tennessee 11 Mar 1972 John E. Thompson Jr.
666		 MEM
Hyacinthus orientalis
UCHT005942 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Hyacinthus orientalis
MTSU023884 Rutherford Tennessee
MTSU
Hyacinthus orientalis
MTSU001837 Williamson Tennessee 29 Mar 1987 Diane Pearse
11		 MTSU
Hyacinthus orientalis
HTTU002122 Cumberland Tennessee
HTTU
Hyacinthus orientalis
MTSU001836 Rutherford Tennessee 26 Mar 1985 Darron Gipson
26		 MTSU
Hyacinthus orientalis
APSC0038537 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Hyacinthus orientalis
APSC0038539 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Hyacinthus orientalis
BEREA004566 Madison Kentucky 31 Mar 2008 Ralph L. Thompson, Edward W. J. FitzGerald, Jr.
27-Aug		 BEREA
Hyacinthus orientalis
BEREA004564 Madison Kentucky 09 Apr 1992 J. Richard Abbott, Ralph L. Thompson, Glen Dandeneau
1392		 BEREA
Hyacinthus orientalis
APSC0101599 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Hyacinthus orientalis
MTSU001834 Wilson Tennessee 11 Mar 2012 Timothy Gassler
16		 MTSU
Hyacinthus orientalis
UCHT005943 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Hyacinthus orientalis
HTTU032019 Bradley Tennessee
HTTU
Hyacinthus orientalis
MTSU001838 Rutherford Tennessee 30 Mar 1993 Brad Butler
16		 MTSU
Hyacinthus orientalis
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