ORNITHOGALUM HISPIDUM

This member of the Hyacinthaceae* family was given this name by Jens Wilken Hornemann in 1813. It is found in southern Namibia and western South Africa, growing in a well drained clayish or gritty soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to four centimetres in diameter, the entire plant from ten to 40 centimetres in height. The flowers are white to pale yellowish. The genera name from Greek: ornithos; 'bird' and gala; 'milk'.

The species name from the Latin hispidus; ‘rough’ or 'with bristles'. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae. This is a winter-grower. An exposed bulb by Yvettev Wijk, Inaturalist.ca.