Common name
English: Star Squill
German: Schöner Blaustern
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Asparagales (46)
Family: Asparagaceae (34)(family description)
Genus: Scilla (6)
Epithet: amoena L. (2)
Synonyms: Hyacinthus amoenus (L.) E.H.L.Krause, Othocallis amoena (L.) Trávn., Scilla amara Crantz
amara => bitter
amoena => charming, delightful, pleasing, lovely
amoenus => charming, delightful, pleasing, lovely
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: blue