Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

Family: Asparagaceae
Flowering Time: Mar-Apr.

General Appearance

Ornithogalum umbellatum L., it is a bulbous geophyte, Bulbs ovoid to sub globular-ovoid, 1-3 cm across, tunics membranous, whitish to brownish in colour. Leaves 6-9 per plant, glabrous, linear, acuminate, 15-35 x 0.4-0.8 (-1) cm, longer than the scape, sometimes white banded on dorsal surface. Scape 10-30 cm long, corymbosely 6-20 (-30)-flowered. Pedicels bracteate spreading, lower pedicels mush longer than the top ones, up to 10 cm long. Bracts lanceolate, acuminate, 2-6 cm long. Perianth ± stellate. Tepals oblong to linear-oblong, obtuse, c. 2.5 x 0.8 cm, whitish inside, greenish with narrow whitish margins. Stamens 1-1.5 cm long; filaments whitish, flat-lanceolate. Anthers yellow. Ovary ± obovoid; style shorter than to equalling the stamens; stigma ± capitate. Capsules oblong-ovoid, 6-ribbed, ribs usually in pairs. Seeds numerous, ± ovoid with black testa.

Life Form

G

Phytochoria

MED+ES. The native range of this species is W. & Central Europe.

Distribution in Libya

Reported from Tripolitania and Cyrenaica by Pampanini

Al-Jabal Al-Akhader:

 

 

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Liliaceae Vol. (57) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.

Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:

El-Mokasabi, F M. (2014) Floristic Composition and Traditional Uses of Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 14 (8): 685-697, 2014, ISSN 1818-769,IDOSIPublications,2014DOI:10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2014.14.08.12375.  https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf

El-Barasi, Y. M., EI-Sherif, l. M. & Gawhari, A. M. H. (2003) Checklist and analysis of the flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at AI-Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). Bocconea 16 (2): 1091-1105. 2003. – ISSN 1120-4060. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmed-Gawhari,  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281559070_Checklist_and_analysis_of_the_flora_and_vegetation_of_Wadi_Zaza_at_AI-Jabal_AI_Akhdar_Cyrenaica_Libya

 

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