Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Ornithogalum
arabicum
Family:
Asparagaceae (Asparagus)
Distribution:
Europe into N Africa
Habitat:
Broadleaved evergreen woodland & Mediterranean brush
IUCN Red list:
Not evaluated
Life form:
Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)
Comments:
The genus Ornithogalum has two centres of diversity - one here in Southern Africa, and another in southern Europe. Ornithogalum arabicum is one of the more widespread European species, widely grown in horticulture.
Links:
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF.org)
Locations
1:
Bulb collection
(BULB)
• Accession: 2020-20 • Provenance: Horticultural
Area
Individual