Hyacinthaceae

Hyacinthaceae
Hyacinthus sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Hyacinthaceae
Genera
Albuca Alrawia Amphisiphon Androsiphon Bellevalia Botryanthus Bowiea Brachyscypha Brimeura Chionodoxa x Chionoscilla Daubenya Dipcadi Drimia Drimiopsis Eucomis Fortunatia Galtonia Hastingsia Hesperocallis Hyacinthella Hyacinthoides Hyacinthus Lachenalia Ledebouria Leopoldia Litanthus Massonia Muscari Muscarimia Neopatersonia Ornithogalum Polyxena Pseudogaltonia Pseudomuscari Puschkinia Rhadamanthus Rhodocodon Schizobasis Schoenolirion Scilla Sypharissa Thuranthos Urginea Veltheimia Whiteheadia

The Hyacinthaceae are a family of monocot flowering plants. Most of the genera which are currently included in the family were formerly classified in family Liliaceae, but more recent classification systems designate the Hyacinthaceae as a separate family within order Asparagales. The Hyacinthaceae are herbaceous perennials that grow from bulbs, and include several popular garden plants, including Hyacinth (Hyacinthus), grape hyacinth (Muscari), and Bluebell (Scilla).

Current research in molecular systematics is leading to further revision of the Hyacinthaceae, and some genera that were formerly placed within the family (for example Chlorogalum and Camassia) are now placed in other families within the Asparagales.