Taxon:  Muscari neglectum Guss. ex Ten.



Summary
Genus:
Muscari
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Scilloideae
Tribe:
Hyacintheae
Subtribe:
Hyacinthinae
Nomen number:
24762
Place of publication:
Syll. pl. fl. neapol. App. 5:13.  1842
Verified:
09/25/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Botryanthus compactus Jord. & Fourr.
Hyacinthus racemosus L.
Muscari atlanticum Boiss. & Reut.
Muscari compactum (Jord. & Fourr.) Baker
Muscari leucostomum Woronow
Muscari pulchellum Heldr. & Sartori ex Boiss.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Brickell, C., ed. 1997. The American Horticultural Society. Encyclopaedia of garden plants MacMillan Publishing Company, New York, New York.
  4. CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
  5. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Muscari neglectum Guss.
  6. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  7. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  8. Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
  9. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  10. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  11. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: lists as Muscari neglectum Guss.
  12. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:372. Note: lists as Muscari neglectum Guss.
  13. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: lists as Muscari neglectum Guss.
  14. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  15. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: lists as Muscari neglectum Guss.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishgrape-hyacinth  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishmusk-hyacinth  1Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Englishnutmeg-hyacinth  1Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Englishstarch-hyacinth  1Brickell, C., ed. 1997. The American Horticultural Society. Encyclopaedia of garden plants MacMillan Publishing Company, New York, New York.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n. 
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco   
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia   
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia   
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan   
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia   
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: lists as Muscari neglectum Guss.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: lists as Muscari neglectum Guss.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: lists as Muscari neglectum Guss.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria   
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Muscari neglectum Guss.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationSaratov Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:372. Note: lists as Muscari neglectum Guss.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationVolgogradskaja oblast' Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:372. Note: lists as Muscari neglectum Guss.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. Krym 
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzechoslovakia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. CreteTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. BalearesTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere 
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Turkmenistan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation [Saratov, Volgogradskaja oblast'], Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Muscari neglectum Guss.
  2. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: lists as Muscari neglectum Guss.
  3. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:372. Note: lists as Muscari neglectum Guss.
  4. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: lists as Muscari neglectum Guss.
  5. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: lists as Muscari neglectum Guss.
Weed  CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24762. Accessed 12 May 2026.