Ornithogalum pyrenaicum L.

Pyrenees star of bethlehem (en), Ornithogale des Pyrénées (fr), Loncomélos des Pyrénées (fr), Aspergette (fr), Asperge des bois (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Ornithogalum

Characteristics

A medium to tall bulb plant. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems are slender and green and like asparagus in young bud. There are 5-8 narrow leaves. They have slight channels along them. They have a pale stripe down the middle. The flowers are pale yellowish-green. They are 13-17 mm long and star shaped. They are in long slender spike like clusters.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.2
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in open woodland and rocky places.
More
Woods and scrub. Dry stony places.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

The young flowering shoots can be eaten like asparagus.
Uses -
Edible flowers leaves shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity toxic (bulb), toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity toxic (bulb), toxic (whole)

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 -

Images

Habit

Ornithogalum pyrenaicum habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Ornithogalum pyrenaicum habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Ornithogalum pyrenaicum habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ornithogalum pyrenaicum leaf picture by cyril zekser (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ornithogalum pyrenaicum flower picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Ornithogalum pyrenaicum flower picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Ornithogalum pyrenaicum flower picture by Olivier Ruau (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Ornithogalum pyrenaicum fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Ornithogalum pyrenaicum fruit picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ornithogalum pyrenaicum world distribution map, present in Albania, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:539466-1
WFO ID wfo-0000711621
COL ID 6SWJM
BDTFX ID 46501
INPN ID 111369
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Loncoxis sulphurea Loncomelos pallidum Ornithogalum granatense Ornithogalum asphodeloides Ornithogalum melancholicum Ornithogalum pallidum Parthenostachys pyrenaica Stellaris erecta Anthericum sulphureum Ornithogalum flavescens Ornithogalum sulphureum Ornithogalum ochroleucum Ornithogalum racemosum Beryllis pyrenaica Loncomelos pyrenaicum Scilla sylvestris Phalangium sulphureum Ornithogalum pyrenaicum var. flavescens Ornithogalum pyrenaicum var. sulphureum Ornithogalum pyrenaicum subsp. flavescens Ornithogalum pyrenaicum