Muscari armeniacum cv Blue Spike
(a garden grape hyacinth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
CultivarMuscari armeniacum cv Blue Spike (a garden grape hyacinth)
SpeciesMuscari armeniacum (Garden Grape-hyacinth)
GenusMuscari (grape hyacinths)
FamilyASPARAGACEAE (hyacinths)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Muscari armeniacum cv Blue Spike (a garden grape hyacinth) :
1: Muscari armeniacum cv Blue Spike (a garden grape hyacinth)
31 Mar 2001 OSGR: ZZ00 44° 40’ N, 10° 40’ E United Kingdom
Image 1: cv \'Blue Spike\' on left and right, normal form in centre - dark backgroundImage 2: cv \'Blue Spike\' on left and right, normal form in centre - pale backgroundImage 3: InflorescenceImage 4: Inflorescence (2)Image 5: Open flowersImage 6: Open flowers (2)

Muscari armeniacum cv Blue Spike (a garden grape hyacinth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Muscari armeniacum cv Blue Spike (a garden grape hyacinth)

In this monstrous form each flower becomes a miniature inflorescence. Such deformations are often the result of infection, but here it is genetic.

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