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black sea red data book - Department of Biology

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Synonyms: None<br />

Leucojum aestivum Linnaeus, 1759<br />

Common names: Bulg: Letno blatno kokiche, Kokichka, Lyatno kokiche, Blatno<br />

kokiche; Russ: Belotsvetnik letniy; Ukr: Bilotsvit litniy<br />

Taxonomic description. A bulbous perrenial, ephemeroid, 40 cm in height. Leaves<br />

the same height <strong>of</strong> the stem or longer. Flowers with a belted perianth in the umbel (3-<br />

8 on one). Six white petals with a green spot on the edge.<br />

IUCN Status<br />

World level: NE<br />

Black Sea<br />

Regional level: CR. Subregion level: CR (Ukraine)<br />

Distribution, Habitat type, Critical habitats, Limiting factors. Wet coastal sands.<br />

<strong>Biology</strong>. Flowering during IV-V, fruit-bearing during VII-VUJ. Reproducing by<br />

daughter bulbs and seeds. The species has a wide ecological amplitude, easily<br />

surviving summer droughts.<br />

Population trends. Declining.<br />

Order LILIALES<br />

Family AMARYLLIDACEAE<br />

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