ORNITHOGALUM ROSULATUM

This member of the Hyacinthaceae* family was given this name by John Charles Manning in 2017. It is found in Little Karoo in southern South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The bulb can grow to three centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 20 centimetres in height. The flowers are white with an outside greenish stripe. The genera name from Greek: ornithos; 'bird' and gala; 'milk'. The species is named after the broad and short leaves disposed in a spirally arranged basal rosette. rosulatum; forming or disposed in a rosette.