Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inAsparagaceae, Plant families

Taxonomy: Fam. Asparagaceae// Genus: Ornithogalum/ Species: Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

The taxonomic classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Raab-Straube, 2022+).

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Zahariadi (1980 in Tutin et al.).

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

Distribution: Native from West and Central Europe to South and Southeast Europe according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). According to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Raab-Straube, 2022+), the range of this species extends to the East Mediterranean.

Habitat: Shrubland, clearings and edges of forests.

Flowering period: Spring (MAR, APR).

Locality: village of Beli region. Date: 26.03.2022.

Ornithogalum umbellatum – habit in habitat. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – scape with flowers. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – flowers. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – flower. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – flower. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – flower. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – flower. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – underside of perianth segments. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – spent flowers and bracts. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – caniculate leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – caniculate leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – caniculate leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – caniculate leaf. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – adaxial side of leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – adaxial side of leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – adaxial side of leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – bulb with offsets. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum umbellatum – bulb with offsets. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Ornithogalum umbellatum L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:539600-1 [Accessed 26.03.2022].

Ornithogalum umbellatum. Raab-Straube, E. von 2022+: Asparagaceae. – In: Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/1db7e13f-fd4f-4b38-96ff-ecc9af25acd4 [Accessed 28.03.2026].

Ornithogalum umbellatum. The Euro+Med PlantBase. Source: 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%20umbellatum&PTRefFk=8000000 [Accessed 26.03.2022].

Zahariadi, C. 1980. Ornithogalum L. Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 5. Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 35–40.

Last update: 28.03.2026.