Pollinator plant

Late Tulip

Tulipa tarda

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Common names

12 names · 11 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (10)
Dutch
  • Botanische tulp
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 晚花郁金香[3]
Czech
  • tulipán pozdní[3]
Finnish
  • parvitulppaani[3]
German
Polish
  • tulipan późny[3]
Russian
  • Тюльпан урумийский[3]
Slovak
  • tulipán neskorý[3]
Swedish
  • flocktulpan[3]
Ukrainian
  • Тюльпан тарда[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Tulipa tarda — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Late Tulip — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 1587131; Tulipa tarda.
  • Tarda-Tulpe — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 1587131; Tulipa tarda.
[2] Tulipa tarda — GBIF vernacular names (Catalogue of Life) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Catalogue of Life. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Late Tulip — results[0] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/5299589/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 5299589; sourceTaxonKey 296326296; Tulipa tarda.
  • Späte Tulpe — results[2] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/5299589/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 5299589; sourceTaxonKey 296326296; Tulipa tarda.
  • Tarda-Tulpe — results[3] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/5299589/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 5299589; sourceTaxonKey 296326296; Tulipa tarda.
[3] Tulipa tarda — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Late Tulip — results[8].names[3]; taxon id 1587131; Tulipa tarda.
  • Tarda-Tulpe — results[8].names[1]; taxon id 1587131; Tulipa tarda.
  • tulipán pozdní — results[8].names[2]; taxon id 1587131; Tulipa tarda.
  • tulipan późny — results[8].names[4]; taxon id 1587131; Tulipa tarda.
  • parvitulppaani — results[8].names[5]; taxon id 1587131; Tulipa tarda.
  • flocktulpan — results[8].names[6]; taxon id 1587131; Tulipa tarda.
  • Тюльпан урумийский — results[8].names[7]; taxon id 1587131; Tulipa tarda.
  • Тюльпан тарда — results[8].names[8]; taxon id 1587131; Tulipa tarda.
  • tulipán neskorý — results[8].names[9]; taxon id 1587131; Tulipa tarda.
  • 晚花郁金香 — results[8].names[10]; taxon id 1587131; Tulipa tarda.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Tulipa tarda is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Liliaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
NW. Iran, C. Asia.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Late Tulip (Tulipa tarda) is a bulbous plant. It flowers from April to May.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Tulipa tarda — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP). This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1445992; ID 59L6R; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1445992; ID 59L6R; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Tulipa tarda — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1166922; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 407366, 407367, 407368

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.