Ornithogalum boucheanum (Kunth) Asch.

Taxonomy: Fam. Asparagaceae// Genus: Ornithogalum/ Species: Ornithogalum boucheanum (Kunth) Asch. The taxonomic classification is given according to the Euro+Med PlantBase (World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010).

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).

Lifeform: Bulbous perennial; Geophyte according to the  Raunkiær system.

Distribution:  From Italy and Central Europe to North Caucasus (Plants of the World Online portal).

Habitat: Found in the Gorge of “Kochanska” River.

Flowering period: Spring (APR, MAY).

Ornithogalum boucheanum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum boucheanum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum boucheanum – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum boucheanum – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum boucheanum – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum boucheanum – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum boucheanum – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum boucheanum – spent flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum boucheanum – leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum boucheanum – leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Ornithogalum boucheanum (Kunth) Asch. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:539064-1 [Accessed 30.04.2021].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Ornithogalum%20boucheanum&PTRefFk=8000000 [Accessed 30.04.2021].

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