Asparagaceae

Starch grape hyacinth

Muscari neglectum Guss. ex Ten. & Sangiovanni

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Muscari

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Common names

By language (25)

Azerbaijani: Qrossheym gəmirici soğanı
Basque: Morikoa, balsamorroa
Bulgarian: Пренебрегнато кукувиче грозде
Catalan: Calabruixa petita, Cap-blaus, Claus de Nostre Senyor, Collblau
Chinese: 蓝香蓝壶花, 不显蓝壶花, 蓝香水仙
Czech: Modřenec hroznatý
English: Starch grape hyacinth
French: Ail des chiens
German: Weinbergs-Traubenhyazinthe, Weinbergs-Träubel, Weinberg-Traubenhyazinthe, Übersehene Traubenhyazinthe
Greek: Mούσκαρι το παραμελημένο
Hebrew: כדן זנוח
hsb: Wulka kitelnička
Hungarian: Fürtös gyöngyike
Japanese: ムスカリ, ブドウスズラン, ブドウヒアシンス, ブドウヒヤシンス
Latvian: Ķekaru muskare
nap: Uva ë sèrpa
Persian: سنبلک سرمه کلاغ, سنبلک سرمهٔ کلاغ
Polish: Szafirek groniasty
Russian: Гадючий лук незамеченный
Slovak: Modrica nebadaná
Spanish: Bothryanthus atlanticus, Bothryanthus odorus, Cebollica de milano, Chapin de reina, Chapín de reina, Jacinto racimoso, Jacintos, Mata del azulete
Swedish: Mörk pärlhyacint
Turkish: Dağ sümbülü
Ukrainian: Гадюча цибулька китицецвіта
Welsh: Clychau dulas

Synonyms

Botryanthus breviscapus Tod.
Botryanthus granatensis (Freyn) Nyman
Botryanthus lelievrii var. strangwaysii (Ten.) Nyman
Botryanthus mandraliscae Lojac.
Botryanthus mordoanus (Heldr.) Nyman
Botryanthus neglectus (Guss. ex Ten. & Sangiov.) Kunth
Botryanthus neglectus var. speciosa (Marches.) Nyman
Botryanthus odorus Kunth
Botryanthus racemosus (L.) Fourr.
Botryanthus sauli Jaub. & Spach
Botryanthus speciosus (Marches.) Nyman
Botryanthus strangwaysii (Ten.) Kunth
Botryanthus vulgaris var. strangwaysii (Ten.) Nyman
Etheiranthus jacquinii Kostel.
Eubotrys odoratus Raf.
Hyacinthus juncifolius Lam.
Hyacinthus neglectus (Guss. ex Ten. & Sangiov.) E.H.L.Krause
Hyacinthus racemosus L.
Leopoldia neumayerii Heldr.
Muscari ammophilum Sennen
Muscari atlanticum subsp. alpinum (Fiori) Garbari
Muscari atlanticum var. valentinum Pau
Muscari bootanense Griff.
Muscari bootanensis Griff.
Muscari botryoides var. bucharicum Regel
Muscari breviscapum (Tod.) N.E.Br.
Muscari bucharicum Regel
Muscari compactum Baker
Muscari conillii Sennen
Muscari dilutum Baker
Muscari dolioliforme Sobko
Muscari elwesii Baker
Muscari flaccidum O.Schwarz
Muscari fontqueri Sennen
Muscari grandifolium Baker
Muscari grandifolium var. populeum (Braun-Blanq. & Maire) Maire
Muscari grandifolium var. rifanum Maire
Muscari grossheimii Schchian
Muscari juncifolium (Lam.) Breistr.
Muscari letourneuxii Boiss.

and 26 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.