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Ornithogalum broteroi
A small perennial bulb with one leaf per stalk and spikes of white flowers, native to open woods and pastures in western Iberia and northwest Morocco. Give it free drainage and a sunny spot, and let it go dormant.
Ornithogalum broteroi, a species of the genus Ornithogalum, is a perennial bulbous flowering plant in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae). It is classed in the Cathissa group of the genus. It bears white flowers and usually a single leaf. It is found in open woods and pastures in the western part of the Iberian Peninsula and also Morocco.
Littoral areas of the Western Iberian Peninsula, from northern Cabo de Finisterre, and along the coast of Portugal to Gibraltar and in some parts inland to the Spanish border and northwestern Morocco to Marrakech. It is found in open woods and pastures.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ornithogalum broteroi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
