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Ornithogalum divergens
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.
Ornithogalum divergens typically grows in cultivated areas, disturbed habitats, and river valleys, often favouring sandy soils in lowland regions. It is widely distributed across southern Europe, extending eastward into western parts of the Middle East, and reaching northwards to Germany and the Netherlands. Additionally, scattered populations exist in central-western France and Portugal. Historical records from North Africa have not been recently confirmed and remain uncertain.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ornithogalum divergens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
