Not to be semantically confused with : Portuguese Squill (Scilla peruviana) [a plant with similar name]
Easily mis-identified as : a so-called Chionodoxa such as Glory-of-the-Snow (Schilla forbesii) but that has anthers which grow not from the base of the tepals (as do those of Squills) but from the top of the corolla tube (as do those of the so-called Chionodoxa, a sub-genera of Scilla.
Uniquely identifiable characteristics
Distinguishing Feature : The very wide leaves which are 1-30mm wide, the widest of any native or naturalised squill in the UK.
It is a neophyte, an introduced-naturalised plant, which spreads from garden-throw-outs in open woodland in scattered locations from Berkshire to South Somerset.
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