ORNITHOGALUM TANQUANUM

This member of the Hyacinthaceae* family was given this name by Mario Martínez-Azorín and Manuel Benito Crespo, in 2013. It is found in south-western South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The bulb can grow to six centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 15 centimetres in height, up to 35 with the inflorescence. The flowers are pale greenish white with an outer white line.

The genera name from Greek: ornithos; 'bird' and gala; 'milk'. The species name is named after the location of the first collection; Tanqua Karoo. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae. This is a winter grower in the wild. Habitat. The inflorescence and a flower.