Tulip
Tulipa species
Synonyms - Most commercial species are various crosses between Tulipa fosteriana, Tulipa gesneriana, Tulipa greigi, Tulipa kaufmanniana or Tulipa suaveolens
Order - Liliales
Family - Liliaceae
Names:
Tulipa
Tulip is from the genus name.
Other Names:
Summary:
Description:
Cotyledons:
One.
Leaves:
Clustered at the base of the plant.
Stipules -
Petiole -
Blade - Thick, blue green
Stems:
Thick, fleshy.
Flower head:
Single flowers at the ends of the stem.
Flowers:
Bell shaped of various colours.
Ovary -
Calyx -
Perianth -
Sepals -
Petals -
Stamens -
Anthers -
Fruit:
Many seeded capsule.
Seeds:
Many, small.
Roots:
Scaly bulb.
Key Characters:
Biology:
Life cycle:
Annual tops and flowers with perennial bulb.
Physiology:
Reproduction:
Mainly by bulb.
Flowering times:
Seed Biology and Germination:
Vegetative Propagules:
Bulbs.
Hybrids:
Older varieties often derived from a cross between Tulipa gesneriana and Tulipa suaveolens. Newer varieties often have Tulipa fosteriana, Tulipa greigi or Tulipa kaufmanniana in their parentage.
Allelopathy:
Population Dynamics and Dispersal:
Spread main by intentional planting of bulbs.
Origin and History:
Europe.
Introduced as a cut flower crop.
Distribution:
ACT, NSW, SA, TAS, VIC, WA.
No herbarium records.
Habitats:
Climate:
Temperate.
Soil:
Plant Associations:
Significance:
Beneficial:
Ornamental.
Detrimental:
Toxicity:
Not recorded as toxic.
Legislation:
None.
Management and Control:
Thresholds:
Eradication strategies:
Herbicide resistance:
Biological Control:
Related plants:
Plants of similar appearance:
References:
Anon. (1973). Encyclopaedia Britannica 10:174.
Acknowledgments:
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