Tulipa biebersteiniana Schult. & Schult.f., syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa patens C.Agardh, syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa tricolor Ledeb., syn of subsp. australis
Liriopogon celsianum (Redouté) Raf., syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa sibirica Patrin ex Kunth, syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa thirkeana K.Koch, syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa fragrans Munby, syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa alpestris Jord. & Fourr., syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa microgyna Baker, syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa caucasica Orph. ex Nyman, syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa callieri Halácsy & Levier, syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa bessarabica Zapal., syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa tchitounyi Azn., syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa tenuiscapa Pomel ex Batt., syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa paschalis Sennen, syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa hypanica Klokov & Zoz, syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa ophiophylla Klokov & Zoz, syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa quercetorum Klokov & Zoz, syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa samarica Klokov & Zoz, syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa sareptana Klokov & Zoz., syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa scythica Klokov & Zoz, syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa talijevii Klokov & Zoz, syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa valerii Zoz & Klokov, syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa graniticola (Klokov & Zoz) Klokov, syn of subsp. australis
Tulipa riparia Knjaz., Kulikov & E.G.Philippov, syn of subsp. australis
plus numerous other names at the level of subspecies, variety, or form
Tulipa sylvestris, the wild tulip[3] or woodland tulip,[4] is a
Eurasian and
North African species of wild
tulip, a plant in the
lily family. Its native range extends from
Portugal and
Morocco to western
China, covering most of the
Mediterranean and
Black Sea Basins, and
Central Asia. The species is also cultivated as an ornamental and naturalized in central and northern Europe as well as a few scattered locations in
North America.[2][5]
It was first recorded as being naturalised in Britain in the late 17th century.[6]
Description
It is a bulb-forming perennial, with narrow blue-grey leaves and usually with 1 or 2 flowers per stem.[6] The stem can reach up to 50 cm tall. The scented blooms appear between April and May,[6] and the yellow flowers are sometimes tinged red on the outside.[7][8][9][10]
They rarely produce seed and are
pollinated by small insects.[6]
Biochemicals
Some
tuliposides - a family of biochemicals -found in Tulipa sylvestris include:[11]
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.).
"Tulipa sylvestris". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
^Everett, D. (2013). The genus Tulipa Tulips of the world: 1-380. Kew publishing, Kew.
^Christenhusz, M.J.M., Govaerts, R., David, J.C., Hall, T., Borland, K., Roberts, P.S., Tuomisto, A., Buerki, S., Chase, M.W. & Fay, M.F. (2013). Tiptoe through the tulips - cultural history, molecular phylogenetics and classification of Tulipa (Liliaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172: 280-328.