Tulip For other uses, see Tulip (disambiguation).
Tulip | |
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Cultivated tulip – Floriade 2005,Canberra | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Angiosperms |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Genus: | Tulipa L. |
Type species | |
Tulipa gesneriana L. | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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The tulip is a Eurasian and North African genus of perennial, bulbous plants in the lily family.[1] It is an herbaceous herb with showyflowers, of which around 75 wild species are currently accepted.[2]
The genus's native range extends west to the Iberian Peninsula, through North Africa to Greece, the Balkans, Turkey, throughout theLevant (Syria, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Jordan) and Iran, north to Ukraine, southern Siberia and Mongolia, and east to the Northwest of China.[1][2] The tulip's centre of diversity is in the Pamir, Hindu Kush, and Tien Shan mountains.[3] It is a common element of steppe and winter-rain Mediterranean vegetation.
A number of species and many hybrid cultivars are grown in gardens or as potted plants. For other uses, see Tulip (disambiguation).
The tulip is a Eurasian and North African genus of perennial, bulbous plants in the lily family.[1] It is an herbaceous herb with showyflowers, of which around 75 wild species are currently accepted.[2]
The genus's native range extends west to the Iberian Peninsula, through North Africa to Greece, the Balkans, Turkey, throughout theLevant (Syria, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Jordan) and Iran, north to Ukraine, southern Siberia and Mongolia, and east to the Northwest of China.[1][2] The tulip's centre of diversity is in the Pamir, Hindu Kush, and Tien Shan mountains.[3] It is a common element of steppe and winter-rain Mediterranean vegetation.
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