Author: | Michele Tenore, 1831 |
Family: |
HYACINTHACEAE* |
Origin: |
Algeria, Austria,
Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Islands, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Morocco, North Caucasus,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus,
Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Minimum -
Medium |
Thickness: |
3 Centimetres |
Height: |
10-15 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulblets |
Names:
|
Star of
Bethlehem |
Synonyms: |
Might
be: Ornithogalum umbellatum subsp.
orthophyllum, Maire & Weiller, 1958.
Ornithogalum orthophyllum subsp. acuminatum,
Zahar.
Ornithogalum orthophyllum subsp. kochii, Zahar.
Ornithogalum orthophyllum subsp. orbelicum, Zahar.
Ornithogalum orthophyllum subsp. psammophilum,
Zahar. |
This member of the
Hyacinthaceae family was given this name by Michele Tenore in
1831. It is found
in southern Europe, Asia
Minor and north Africa, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and little to some sun. The caudex can grow to three
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to ten or even fifteen centimetres in
height. The
flowers are white. The
genera name from Greek: ornithos; 'bird' and gala; 'milk'.
The species name means 'straight leaves'.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae
is
now part of
the Asparagaceae. |