Ornithogalum sphaerocarpum A.Kern.

Ornithogale à fruits sphériques (fr), Loncomélos à fruits sphériques (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Ornithogalum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Ornithogalum sphaerocarpum world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, and Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:539535-1
WFO ID wfo-0000712156
COL ID 74WKP
BDTFX ID 46510
INPN ID 111376
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ornithogalum sphaerocarpum Loncomelos pyrenaicum subsp. sphaerocarpum Ornithogalum pyrenaicum var. sphaerocarpum