Tulipa sylvestris, the wild tulip[3] or woodland tulip,[4] is a Eurasian and North African species of wild tulip, a plant in the lily family. Its native range extends from Portugal and Morocco to western China, covering most of the Mediterranean and Black Sea Basins, and Central Asia. The species is also cultivated as an ornamental and naturalized in central and northern Europe as well as a few scattered locations in North America.[2][5]
It was first recorded as being naturalised in Britain in the late 17th century.[6]
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It is a bulb-forming perennial, with narrow blue-grey leaves and usually with 1 or 2 flowers per stem.[6] The stem can reach up to 50cm tall. The scented blooms appear between April and May,[6] and the yellow flowers are sometimes tinged red on the outside.[7][8][9][10]
They rarely produce seed and are pollinated by small insects.[6]
Biochemicals
Some tuliposides - a family of biochemicals -found in Tulipa sylvestris include:[11]
USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tulipa sylvestris". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
Christenhusz, M.J.M., Govaerts, R., David, J.C., Hall, T., Borland, K., Roberts, P.S., Tuomisto, A., Buerki, S., Chase, M.W. & Fay, M.F. (2013). Tiptoe through the tulips - cultural history, molecular phylogenetics and classification of Tulipa (Liliaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172: 280-328.
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