Tulipa tarda
| Tulipa tarda | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Tulipa |
| Species: | T. tarda |
| Binomial name | |
| Tulipa tarda Stapf | |
Tulipa tarda (late tulip, tarda tulip) is a perennial growing from a bulb. It belongs to the section biflores. It has a leathery tunic that is glabrous on the inside.[1] It has up to seven linear green leaves that can be up to 20 cm long. The stem is between 4 and 20 cm long. The yellow flowers have white tips, anthers and stamen are yellow.[2] Tulipa tarda is native to central Asia, growing in rocky subalpine meadows in the Tien Shan.[3] It was confused with Tulipa dasystemon for a long time, and only scientifically described in 1933 by Otto Stapf.[4]
The plant blooms in late April and early May in the Northern Hemisphere.[2] The plant was accorded the RHS AGM in 1993.
References
- Anna Pavord 1999, The Tulip, London Bloomsbury, 337
External links
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Media related to Tulipa tarda at Wikimedia Commons -
Data related to Tulipa tarda at Wikispecies - "Tulipa tarda". Ornamental Plants from Russia and Adjacent States of the Former Soviet Union. Missouri Botanical Garden – via eFloras.org.
- Pacific Bulb Society
- USDA PLANTS Profile
- Kew Plant List
- IPNI Listing
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