Flower ID: IMG_0226.JPG-04-14-2024 Flower name (scientific): Scilla siberica Andrews PY: 1804. The Flora of America gives the name as Scilla siberica Haworth, which is in agreement with the ITIS, but not with USNPGS or POTWO. Shenzhen ICN 46.8 applies. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) SIL-uh sy-BEER-ah-kuh Flower name (common): Siberian Squill Family name (common): Lily Family name (scientific): Liliaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Latin for squill, a name used for several different plants. Specific epithet: Of or referring to Siberia. Despite the name, the plant is not native in Siberia. Common name origin: Probably because the plant it fairly cold-hardy and the bulbs resemble those of the squill. Flower description: Size: 0.9 to 1.1 inches (2.3 to 2.8 cm) Petal count: 6 Color: blue Other: flower arrangement, Raceme Plant description: Size: 4 to 12 inches (10 to 30 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, broadly linear (FNA), linear-oblong (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, invasive Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): March to May Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woodlands, fields, disturbed areas, roadsides, sun or semi-shade, mesic. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.806277 Longitude: -91.530563 Altitude: 266.10 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Brown, Chippewa, Dane, Door, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Green, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Racine, Sauk, Sheboygan, Waukesha, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map In US: (DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, UT, WI) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (NB, ON, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym(): Scilla siberica subsp. siberica (The other infraspecifics are Scilla siberica subsp. armena (Grossheim) Mordak, Scilla siberica subsp. caucasica (Misczenko) Mordak, Scilla siberica subsp. otschiauriae (Mordak) Mordak. None of these three subspecies have been recorded from North America.) Wetland Status (NC): Not listed Wetland Status (MW): Not listed