Ornithogalum lanceolatum Labill.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Ornithogalum

Characteristics

A bulb plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

The leaves and bulb are eaten as a vegetable.
Uses -
Edible bulbs leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Ornithogalum lanceolatum flower picture by احمد الحايك (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ornithogalum lanceolatum world distribution map, present in Palau and Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:539301-1
WFO ID wfo-0000706099
COL ID 758FN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ornithogalum billardierei Ornithogalum lanceolatum