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Scilla autumnalis L.

autumn squill (Asparagaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
RestrictedVery strong tendencyS
Plant Atlas 2020
BSBI Distribution Map

Synonym | Prospero autumnale (L.) Speta

Scilla autumnalis mostly grows in short turf around the coasts of Devon and Cornwall; it flowers much later in the year than Scilla verna, and lacks that species’ long bracts.

Kynance Cove (VC1: West Cornwall & Scillies); 2016-07-18

 autumn squill / Scilla autumnalis: _Scilla autumnalis_ mostly grows in short turf around the coasts of Devon and Cornwall; it flowers much later in the year than _Scilla verna_, and lacks that species’ long bracts.

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