Biological flora of Central Europe: Muscari tenuiflorum Tausch

Muscari tenuiflorum Tausch is a bulbous, perennial, facultative wintergreen geophyte native to Central Europe, where it is rare and vulnerable. In Central Europe, M. tenuiflorum occurs in xerothermic plant communities in regions with low precipitation. This article reviews the taxonomy, morphology, karyology, ecology and population biology of the species.