绵枣儿属 是天门冬科风信子亚科中的一个属，本属植物为多年生球根植物，约有90多种，原生在欧洲、亚洲和非洲的森林、沼泽、和沿海滩涂地带，多数在春季开花，也有少数品种在秋季开花，花为蓝色、紫色、白色或粉红色；果实为蒴果，种子细小黑色。

有几种非洲品种原来列在绵枣儿属，现在重新分类列到油点百合属，如著名的油点百合（Ledebouria socialis，原为Scilla violacea）。

主要品种：

其中地中海绵枣儿因为是由西班牙的船只将标本运给林奈，使其误以为是产自秘鲁，被错误命名拉丁种名。

多种绵枣儿属植物作为园艺花卉被广泛栽培，其茎、叶含有强心苷，提取物可以作为治疗心脏病或哮喘的药物，鳞茎含淀粉，可用于酿酒，外敷可消肿或作为土农药。

For the town, see Scilla, Calabria. For the given name, see Priscilla. For the mythological monster, see Scylla.

Scilla (/ˈsɪlə/; Squill) is a genus of about 50 to 80 bulb-forming perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to woodlands, subalpine meadows, and seashores throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle-East. A few species are also naturalized in Australia, New Zealand and North America. Their flowers are usually blue, but white, pink, and purple types are known; most flower in early spring, but a few are autumn-flowering.