Armenian Grape Hyacinth or Garden Grape-hyacinth, Muscari armeniacum, Asparagaceae. Greece, Turkey and Armenia, Eastern Mediterranean.

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Armenian Grape Hyacinth or Garden Grape-hyacinth, Muscari armeniacum, Asparagaceae. Greece, Turkey and Armenia, Eastern Mediterranean. Muscari armeniacum is a species of flowering plant in the squill subfamily Scilloideae of the asparagus family Asparagaceae (formerly the lilies, Liliaceae). It is a bulbous perennial with basal, simple leaves and short flowering stems. It is one of a number of species and genera known as grape hyacinth, in this case Armenian grape hyacinth or garden grape-hyacinth. M. armeniacum is widespread in the woods and meadows of the Eastern Mediterranean, from Greece and Turkey to the Caucasus, including Armenia which gives it its name.

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Location: Greece, Turkey and Armenia, Eastern Mediterranean.
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