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Also Known As	Hyacinthoides

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Dense carpet of blue Hyacinthoides non-scripta, or bluebells, covering the woodland floor among tall green trees in Lancashire.

Close-up of blooming bluebell flowers, Hyacinthoides, with delicate purple-blue petals and slender green stems against a blurred grassy background.

Field of bluebells

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