Ornithogalum montanum Cirillo

Ornithogale (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Ornithogalum

Characteristics

A bulb plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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

Usage

The bulbs and leaves are cooked and eaten. The bulbs are also eaten raw.
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°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:539351-1
WFO ID wfo-0001072853
COL ID 6SWF5
BDTFX ID 84769
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ornithogalum huetii Ornithogalum concolor Ornithogalum byzantinum Ornithogalum euryphyllum Ornithogalum cuspidatum Ornithogalum polyphyllum Ornithogalum platyphyllum Ornithogalum patulum Scilla strangwaysii Ornithogalum strangwaysii Ornithogalum montanum Hyacinthus cyrilli Ornithogalum nyssanum Ornithogalum montanum var. platyphyllum