Biology:Ornithogalum divergens

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Asparagaceae

Ornithogalum divergens
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In Cyprus
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Close-up of flower
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Tribe: Ornithogaleae
Genus: Ornithogalum
Species:
O. divergens
Binomial name
Ornithogalum divergens
Boreau
Synonyms[1]

Ornithogalum divergens is a species of flowering plant in the star-of-Bethlehem genus Ornithogalum (family Asparagaceae). It is native to central Europe and the Mediterranean region.[1] It is the hexaploid cytotype of Ornithogalum umbellatum, a triploid.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Ornithogalum divergens Boreau" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/539177-1. 
  2. Mercadal i Corominas, Gabriel; Martínez Azorín, Mario; Crespo, Manuel B. (2017). "Confirmation of the presence of Ornithogalum umbellatum (Hyacinthaceae) in the Iberian Peninsula". Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid 74: 049. doi:10.3989/ajbm.2437. 

Wikidata ☰ Q12055152 entry