Drimia maritima

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Name (Hebrew)
חצב מצוי
Name (Latin)
Drimia maritima
Other forms of name
Charybdis maritima
Onion, Sea
Red squill
Scilla maritima
Sea onion
Squill, Red
Squill, Sea
nne Urginea maritima
Urginea scilla
See Also From tracing topical name
Drimia
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q161788
Library of congress: sh 88023179
Sources of Information
  • ITIS, Oct. 21, 2003(Urginea maritima (L.) Baker. Synonym: Urginea scilla Steinh. Common name: red squill)
  • Wiersema, J.H. World economic plants, c1999(Urginea maritima (L.) Baker. Syn: Urginea scilla Steinh. Common names: red-squill, sea-onion, squill)
  • GRIN taxonomy for plants, July 18, 2013(Urginea maritima (L.) Baker. Synonym of Drimia maritima (L.) Stearn. Common names: red-squill; sea-onion; sea-squill; squill. Other synonyms: Charybdis maritima; Scilla maritima; Urginea scilla)
  • ITIS, July 18, 2013(Drimia maritima (L.) Stearn. Synonym(s): Urginea maritima (L.) Baker; Urginea scilla Steinh.)
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Wikipedia description:

Drimia maritima (syn. Urginea maritima) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (formerly the family Hyacinthaceae). This species is known by several common names, including squill, sea squill, sea onion, and maritime squill. It may also be called red squill, particularly a form which produces red-tinged flowers instead of white. It is native to southern Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa.

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