Ornithogalum sigmoideum Freyn & Sint.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Ornithogalum

Characteristics

A bulb plant. The leaves are narrow and deep green with a white midrib. They are 2-5 mm wide. It grows in large clumps. The flowering stems are 10 cm tall. The flowers are white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.1
Root system -
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Flower color
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in alpine zones up to 2,600 m above sea level.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

The leaves and bulbs 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
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

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Distribution

Ornithogalum sigmoideum world distribution map, present in Bulgaria, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Romania, and Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:539520-1
WFO ID wfo-0000711949
COL ID 758J4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ornithogalum saginatum Ornithogalum pluttulum Ornithogalum sibthorpii Ornithogalum nanum Ornithogalum sigmoideum