ORNITHOGALUM CRISPUM
Author:
J.C. Manning & P. Goldblatt, 2004
Family:
HYACINTHACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 11: 399 (1870)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
2,5 Centimetres
Height:
12 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Dipcadi crispum, Baker, 1870.
Dipcadi tortile R.A. Dyer.
Dipcadi crispum subsp. crispo-ciliatum Bley.
Dipcadi crispociliatum, Suess.
Dipcadi dinteri, Baker.
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Dipcadi setosum, Baker.
Dipcadi tortile, R.A.Dyer.
Dipcadi undulatifolium, Schinz.
Dipcadi volutum, J.C.Manning & Goldblatt.
This little member of the Hyacinthaceae family was given this name by John Charles Manning and Peter Goldblatt in 2004. It is found in Namibia and South Africa, growing in sand or other well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The bulb will grow to two and a half centimetre, the single or few leaves to twelve centimetres. The flowers are brownish white.
The genera name from Greek: ornithos; 'bird' and gala; 'milk'. The species name means curly. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae.
Flower
Brownish-White
Soil
Sand - Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
