Species Ornithogalum hispidum
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Ornithogalum:
Gk. ornithos = bird; gala = milk, presumably referring to the colostrum-like, high fat secretions produced by the Colombidae (‘pigeon’s milk’) and stored in the crop for feeding the young. Maybe this somewhat resembles the gooey sap that exudes from the cut stems. Some authors suggest that the name merely refers to the milky whiteness of some flowers, while ‘bird’s milk’ to the ancient Greeks was a colloquial expression for something wonderful.
Etymology of hispidum:
From the Latin hispidus = ‘rough’ or 'with bristles'
Scientific name:
Ornithogalum hispidum Hornem.
Common names:
Growwetjienk
Localities:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Hort. Hafn. 331.
Synonym status:
Bulbous geophyte, 10--40 cm. Leaves dry at flowering, clasping stem, often pubescent, basal sheaths long, tubular, often spotted, bracts small. Flowers white. Aug.--Dec. Clay flats or rock outcrops, NW, SW, KM (Namaqualand to Cape Peninsula to Little Karoo).
Observations of Taxon
Ornithogalum hispidum
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
31/08/2021 - 10:47am
Collection:
Ornithogalum hispidum
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
31/08/2021 - 10:47am
Collection:
Ornithogalum hispidum
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
01/09/2021 - 10:40am
Collection:
Ornithogalum hispidum
Name of observer:
Annelise Le Roux and Zelda Wahl (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Ornithogalum hispidum
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
08/12/2016 - 9:04am
Collection: