Muscari gussonei

Muscari gussonei is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae.^[2] It is a bulbous geophyte native to southern Italy and Sicily.^[1]

Clade:Embryophytes

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

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Muscari gussonei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Scilloideae
Genus:	Muscari
Subgenus:	Muscari subg. Leopoldia
Species:	M. gussonei
Binomial name
Muscari gussonei (Parl.) Nyman
Synonyms[1]
Bellevalia cupaniana (Taranto & Gerbino ex Guss.) Nyman Botryanthus gussonei Tod. Botryanthus odorus var. gussonei (Parl.) Nyman Muscari maritimum Guss. Muscari cupanianum Taranto & Gerbino ex Guss. Leopoldia cupaniana (Taranto & Gerbino ex Guss.) Parl. Leopoldia gussonei Parl. (1857) (basionym) Muscari aestivale Baker Muscari cupanianum Taranto & Gerbino ex Guss. Muscari maritimum Guss.

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In 1992 it was designated as a 'priority species' under Annex II of the Habitats Directive in the European Union, which means areas in which it occurs can be declared Special Areas of Conservation, if these areas belong to one of the number of habitats listed in Annex I of the directive.^[3]