Ornithogalum boucheanum (Ornithogalum boucheanum)
Description
“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: entire plant Twilight star ( Ornithogalum boucheanum ) is an asparagus plant species which was first described by Carl Sigismund Kunth , and received his current name by Paul Friedrich August Ascherson . According to the Catalog of Life , Twilight Star is included in the genus star bulbs and the family asparagus plants , but according to Dyntaxa , the affiliation is instead the genus star bulbs and the family asparagus plants . The species is reproducing in Sweden . Ornithogalum is a genus of perennial plants mostly native to southern Europe and southern Africa belonging to the family Asparagaceae. Some species are native to other areas such as the Caucasus. Growing from a bulb, species have linear basal leaves and a slender stalk, up to 30 cm tall, bearing clusters of typically white star-shaped flowers, often striped with green.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Asparagaceae
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Genus: Ornithogalum
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