Alpine Squill
Scilla bifolia L. [Liliaceae]
Futabatsurubo (フタバツルボ, 二葉蔓穂).
Lifeform: bulb-forming perennial herb
Distribution: native to Europe (exotic to Japan)
Habitat: roadsides and grassland, escaped from gardening (now common in the Hokkaido Unirersity campus
Scilla L. in Japan
Bulb-forming perennials. Except S. scilloides, all species are exotic.
S. bifolia L. (フタバツルボ)
S. peruviana L. (オオツルボ)
S. hispanica Mill. (ツリガネズイセン)
S. scilloides (Lindl.) Druce (ツルボ) [syn. S. sinensis (Louriro) Merrill]
- var. major Ueki et Tokui (オニツルボ)
S. sibirica Haw. (シベリアツルボ)
Scilla bifolia in Hokkaido
[Left] a habitat. [Center] plants. [Right] close-up. At the backyard of HU Japanese archery training hall on April 11 2009.