| Leopoldia gussonei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Leopoldia |
| Species: | L. gussonei |
| Binomial name | |
| Leopoldia gussonei Parl. | |
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Leopoldia gussonei is a plant in the family Asparagaceae, endemic to the Island of Sicily.
In 1992, under the synonym Muscari gussonei, it was designated as a 'priority species' under Annex II of the Habitats Directive in the European Union, which means areas in which it occurs can be declared Special Areas of Conservation, if these areas belong to one of the number of habitats listed in Annex I of the directive.
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Altervista Flora Italiana, Giacinto dal pennacchio di Gussone, Leopoldia gussonei Parl. - Nomencl. ref.: Fl. Ital. 2: 498. 1857
- "Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora". Eur-Lex. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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