Ornithogalum pyrenaicum

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Ornithogalum pyrenaicum
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Flowering Bath asparagus in Clout's Wood, Wroughton
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Tribe: Ornithogaleae
Genus: Ornithogalum
Species:
O. pyrenaicum
Binomial name
Ornithogalum pyrenaicum
L.
Synonyms [1]
  • Anthericum sulphureumWaldst. & Kit.
  • Beryllis pyrenaica(L.) Salisb. nom. inval.
  • Hyacinthus sulphureus(Waldst. & Kit.) E.H.L.Krause nom. illeg.
  • Loncomelos pallidum(Salisb.) Speta
  • Loncomelos pyrenaicum(L.) J.Holub
  • Loncoxis sulphurea(Waldst. & Kit.) Raf.
  • Ornithogalum asphodeloidesSchur
  • Ornithogalum flavescensLam. nom. illeg.
  • Ornithogalum granatensePau
  • Ornithogalum melancholicumKlokov ex Krasnova
  • Ornithogalum ochroleucumMontandon
  • Ornithogalum pallidumSalisb.
  • Ornithogalum racemosumGaterau
  • Ornithogalum sulphureum(Waldst. & Kit.) Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Parthenostachys pyrenaica(L.) Fourr.
  • Phalangium sulphureum(Waldst. & Kit.) Poir.
  • Scilla sylvestrisSavi
  • Stellaris erectaMoench

Ornithogalum pyrenaicum, also called Prussian asparagus, wild asparagus, Bath asparagus, Pyrenees star of Bethlehem, or spiked star of Bethlehem, is a plant whose young flower shoots may be eaten as a vegetable, similar to asparagus.

The common name Bath asparagus comes from the fact it was once abundant near the city of the same name in England. [2]

Cultivation History

Cato the Elder recommends growing wild asparagus in his treatise De agri cultura. [3]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species , retrieved 1 October 2016
  2. ↑ Junker, Karan (2007). Gardening with Woodland Plants. Timber Press. p. 271. ISBN   978-0-88192-821-1 . Retrieved 2008-04-07.
  3. ↑ Hooper, William Davis (1934). Cato and Varro on Agriculture. Harvard University Press: Loeb Classical Library. p. 19. ISBN   9780674993136.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
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