Claim: The Hyacinthus orientalis is a grass-like plant in the Asparagales family and Scillodiae sub-family.
Evidence: It is a bulbous plant, with a 3–7 cm diameter bulb. 
Family: Asparagaceae 
Hyacinthus orientalis, the common hyacinth, garden hyacinth or Dutch hyacinth, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloidiae, native to southwestern Asia, southern and central Turkey, northwestern Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel.