Ornithogalum divergens Boreau

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inAsparagaceae, Uncategorized

Taxonomy: Fam. Asparagaceae// Genus: Ornithogalum/ Species: Ornithogalum divergens Boreau.

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

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

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

Distribution: Native from Central Europe to the Mediterranean according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (Raab-Straube, 2022+).

Habitat: Open habitats – grasslands, clearings of European beech forests, subalpine pastures, from c. 1400 m altitude up to the highest peaks.

Flowering period: Late spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.

Locality: Ponikva. Date: 04.06.2023.

Ornithogalum divergens – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – outer side of perianth segments. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – outer side of perianth segments. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens –scape, pedicels and bracts of uppermost flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens –scape, pedicels and bracts. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens –scape, pedicels and bracts. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – bulb with dormant bulbils. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – bulb with dormant bulbils. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: “Retki buki” region. Date: 24.05.2024.

Ornithogalum divergens – habit. Osogovo – “Retki buki” region, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – habit. Osogovo – “Retki buki” region, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – habit. Osogovo – “Retki buki” region, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – habit. Osogovo – “Retki buki” region, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – habit. Osogovo – “Retki buki” region, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – flower. Osogovo – “Retki buki” region, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – flower. Osogovo – “Retki buki” region, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – outer side of perianth segments. Osogovo – “Retki buki” region, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – outer side of perianth segments. Osogovo – “Retki buki” region, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – pedicel of spent flower and bract. Osogovo – “Retki buki” region, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – scape and leaves. Osogovo – “Retki buki” region, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Retki buki” region, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Retki buki” region, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ornithogalum divergens – bulb with dormant bulbils. Osogovo – “Retki buki” region, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Ornithogalum divergens Boreau. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:539177-1 [Accessed 18.06.2024].

Ornithogalum divergens. Raab-Straube, E. von (2022+): Asparagaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/15663456-ee0a-4bb2-aa7f-702f9288f438 [Accessed 18.06.2024].

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.