Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : otgna
Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Ornithogalum pyrimidale subsp. narbonense (L.) Ascherson & Graebner , Ornithogalum arculatum Velen. Steven.
Classification: Liliaceae, Monocotyledonous
Common name: Ornithogalum narbonense
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: ES : ajo de lobo ; FR : ornithogale de Narbonne ; IT : latte di gallina spigato ; PT : cebolinho-de-flor-branca ;
Biological type: Perennial with bulbs
Seedling:
- Plant propagates overall vegetatively (bulbs...); establishment from seedling is rare.
- A single cotyledon, linear, hooked.
- Height: 30-60 cm. Plant glabrous.
- Stem stiff, erect.
- Leaves amplexicaule, dull blue-green, shorter than the stem; blade very lengthened, narrow, channelled beneath. Leaves not faded during flowering.
- Flowers white in very long loose raceme. Perianth segments with green band on the back, 12-15 mm x 3-4 mm. Long acuminate apex bracts. Style exceeding stamens.
- Fruit : ovoid and 3-furrowed capsule.
- Plant ornamental. Young inflorescences are eaten as asparagus.
- Rare in crops.
- Biological type: perennial with bulbs.
Ecological profile (click on flags):
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