Ornithogalum divergens is a species of flowering plant in the star-of-Bethlehem genus Ornithogalum (family Asparagaceae). Native to central Europe and the Mediterranean region, it is characterised by its flattened, oval-shaped bulb surrounded by numerous small bulbils, linear green leaves with a white central stripe, and flat-topped clusters of white flowers with green stripes on the back of each petal. The plant typically grows in cultivated areas, disturbed habitats, and river valleys, often in sandy lowland soils. It represents the hexaploid form of the Ornithogalum umbellatum complex, having 54 chromosomes compared to the 27 chromosomes of the triploid O. umbellatum.
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Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Cardiac glycosides, bulbs especially Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Ornithogalum umbellatum — considered toxic
- Ornithogalum woronowii — considered toxic
- Ornithogalum orthophyllum — considered toxic
- Ornithogalum baeticum — considered toxic
- Ornithogalum refractum — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Ornithogalum
- Species
- Ornithogalum divergens
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