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Star-of-Bethlehem, leche de pajaro

Ornithogalum sp.

Photo by arlanda
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Description:

This plant is perennial with bulbs below ground; the bulb is 15-25 mm long and 18-32 mm diameter. It has six to ten leaves, linear with a white line on the upper surface, up to 30 cm long and 8 mm broad, and a scape of 10-30 cm. The flowers group in a corymbose raceme with 6-20 flowers, and are white with a green stripe outside. The plant is toxic. It is used in some herbal remedies

Habitat:

Holm oak forest

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/2500 sec. f/11; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm.

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