Hyacinthus tabrizzianus
John Grimshaw (Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:29:20 PST)

According to the Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families - usually a
reliable resource for untangling nomenclature - the correct name is said to
be Bellevalia tabriziana, currently placed in the Asparagaceae (!).

If truly a Bellevalia it's a more attractive one than most and it certainly
looks more 'hyacinthoid' than 'muscarioid' to me - I'll have to check it
more closely next spring. But whatever genus it's in the specific epithet
has only one z.

John Grimshaw

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