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Warning! This is an invasive plant, which has the potential to aggressivley crowd out native species. Learn more about invasive plants!

Spanish Bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica)

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Invasive
Family: Liliaceae (Lily)
Height: 0.75 to 1.5 ft.
Blooms: April to May
Leaf Type: smooth
Bloom Size:  0.75 in. (typical)
Flower Description: Elongate clusters, Regular blooms, 6 parts
Location: Allegheny Highlands Trail
Date:  5/26/2008
Notes: Poisonous if ingested.
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Spanish Bluebells may be easily confused with:
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.

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