Common name
English: Autumn Squill
German: Herbst-Blaustern
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Asparagales (46)
Family: Asparagaceae (34)(family description)
Genus: Prospero (1)
Epithet: autumnale (L.) Speta (2)
Synonyms: Scilla autumnalis L., Scilla gallica Tod., Scilla pulchella Munby
autumnale => of the Autumn, Autumn flowering
autumnalis => of Autumn, autumn-flowering
gallica => of French origin
pulchella => beautiful
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink