Sternbergia candida

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Narcisseae
Genus: Sternbergia
Species: Sternbergia candida
Name

Sternbergia candida B.Mathew & T.Baytop, Garden (London, 1975) 104: 302. 1979.
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Western Asia
Turkey

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Mathew, B.F. & Baytop, T. 1979. Garden (London, 1975) 104: 302.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Sternbergia candida in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 06. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Sternbergia candida. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 06 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sternbergia candida in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: white Sternbergia
Nederlands: witte sternbergia
Türkçe: Beyaz çakal nergisi

Sternbergia candida is a bulbous flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae,[2] which is used as an ornamental. It has white flowers which appear in spring.
Description

Sternbergia candida is a rare plant which occurs only in south-west Turkey, where it grows at around 1100 m, on the edges of cedar woods. It was only discovered a few years before being named in 1979 (by Brian Mathew and Turhan Baytop). The slightly twisted grey-green leaves appear in late winter to early spring and are about 1 cm wide. White flowers follow the leaves, normally in January to February in their native habitat, on stems up to 20 cm. The flowers may be scented.[3]
Cultivation

Sternbergia candida is not reliably hardy in countries subject to frost and is then recommended for culture under the protection of at least a cold greenhouse or frame. It is propagated by bulb division.[3]
References

"Sternbergia candida", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2011-09-20
Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards) "Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae", Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, retrieved 2014-12-27
Mathew, Brian (1987), The Smaller Bulbs, London: B.T. Batsford, ISBN 978-0-7134-4922-8, p. 157–158