Muscari subg. Leopoldia
| Muscari subg. Leopoldia | |
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| Muscari comosa in Slovakia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Muscari |
| Subgenus: | Muscari subg. Leopoldia (Parl.) Peterm. |
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Muscari subg. Leopoldia is a subgenus of bulbous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. It may also be treated as the full genus Leopoldia. The subgenus is widespread around the Mediterranean region and neighboring lands, from the Canary Islands to Iran.
Species have been included in the genus Muscari, treated as a separate genus, and then re-included in Muscari as a subgenus. Like the rest of Muscari species, they are often called grape hyacinths. Their flowers are arranged in a spike or raceme with those at the top more brightly coloured than those lower down.