Leopoldia gussonei

Leopoldia gussonei is a plant in the family Asparagaceae, endemic to the Island of Sicily.[1][2]

Leopoldia gussonei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Leopoldia
Species:
L. gussonei
Binomial name
Leopoldia gussonei
Synonyms[1]
  • Muscari gussonei (Parl.) Tod
  • Botryanthus odorus var. gussonei (Parl.) Nyman
  • Muscari maritimum Guss.
  • Muscari cupanianum Taranto & Gerbino ex Guss.
  • Leopoldia cupaniana (Taranto & Gerbino ex Guss.) Parl.
  • Botryanthus gussonei Tod.
  • Muscari aestivale Baker
  • Bellevalia cupaniana (Taranto & Gerbino ex Guss.) Nyman

In 1992, under the synonym Muscari gussonei, it was designated as a 'priority species' under Annex II of the Habitats Directive in the European Union, which means areas in which it occurs can be declared Special Areas of Conservation, if these areas belong to one of the number of habitats listed in Annex I of the directive.[3]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Altervista Flora Italiana, Giacinto dal pennacchio di Gussone, Leopoldia gussonei Parl. - Nomencl. ref.: Fl. Ital. 2: 498. 1857
  3. "Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora". Eur-Lex. Retrieved 22 September 2020.


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