ACIS AUTUMNALIS
Author:
Robert Sweet, 1829
Family:
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Brit. Fl. Gard. 3: t. 297 (1829)
Collection number:
placeholder
Thickness:
1,2 Centimetres
Height:
10-15 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulblets
CITES:
Synonyms:
Leucojum autumnale L. 1853.
Ruminia hyemalis, Parl. 1858.
Acis autumnalis var. oporantha, Lledó, A.P.Davis & M.B.Crespo,2004.
Acis autumnalis var. pulchella, Lledó, A.P.Davis & M.B.Crespo,2004.
Acis oporantha Jord. & Fourr.,1866.
Show more (5)
Acis pulchella Jord. & Fourr.,1866.
Leucojum auctumnale, J.F.Gmel.1791
Leucojum autumnale var. diphyllum, Maire,1943.
Leucojum autumnale var. oporanthum, Maire,1934.
Leucojum autumnale var. pulchellum, Maire, 1934.
This member of the Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by Robert Sweet in 1829. It is found in around the Mediterranean Sea, growing in a well drained soil from limestone to sand with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to 12 milimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 15 centimetres in height. The flowers are white with a pinkish base. I failed to find any certain explanation to the name Acia, but it means "Son Of Faunus".
The species name refers to the period it flowers. The fruits and seeds by Meneerke Bloem, Wikipedia.org. Sardinian plants.
Flower
White/Pinkish
Soil
Mix, limestone, sandy
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum