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Ornithogalum magnum (Ornithogalum magnum)

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: entire plant Ornithogalum magnum is an asparagus plant species described by Ippolit Hippolit Mikhailovich Krascheninnikov and Boris Konstantinovich Schischkin . Ornithogalum magnum is included in the genus star bulbs , and the family asparagus plants . 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

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Asparagales

            • Family: Asparagaceae

              • Genus: Ornithogalum