Liliaceae FAMILY
Tulipa sylvestris
Tulipa sylvestris
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
The bulb and the flowers have been known to cause dermatitis in sensitive people, though up to 5 bulbs a day can be eaten without ill-effect[ 65 Title A Colour Atlas of Poisonous Plants. Publication Author Frohne. D. and Pfänder. J. Publisher Wolfe Year 1984 ISBN 0723408394 Description Brilliant. Goes into technical details but in a very readable way. The best work on the subject that I've come across so far. ].
Botanical Description
Tulipa sylvestris is a Bulb up to 0.25 metres tall. It has uses.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope - Mediterranean. Naturalized in Britain[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].
HabitatMeadows, orchards and rocky places[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. , 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ]. Often found growing in chalk pits and low-lying waste ground[ 245 Title Scented Flora of the World. Publication Author Genders. R. Publisher Robert Hale. London. Year 1994 ISBN 0-7090-5440-8 Description An excellent, comprehensive book on scented plants giving a few other plant uses and brief cultivation details. There are no illustrations. ].