Species Ornithogalum juncifolium
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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 juncifolium:
From the Latin junus = 'rush' and folius = 'leaves'
Scientific name:
Ornithogalum juncifolium Jacq.
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Protologue:
Pl. Rar. Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 46, t. 90 (1797)
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Year published:
1797
Bulbous geophyte, 10--40 cm. Leaves suberect, slender, usually strongly ribbed. Flowers usually in a narrow, spike-like raceme, small, white, only a few open at a time. Nov.--Mar. Dry flats or exposed rocky slopes, SW, AP, KM, LB, SE (Little Karoo and Caledon to eastern southern Africa).
Observations of Taxon
Ornithogalum juncifolium
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
08/12/2016 - 9:10am
Collection:
Ornithogalum juncifolium
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Name of observer:
Janet M. Gibson (David)
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Date observed unknown
Ornithogalum juncifolium
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Auriol Batten (David)
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Ornithogalum juncifolium
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
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Date observed unknown
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Ornithogalum juncifolium
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Name of observer:
Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
12/12/2016 - 12:07pm
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