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Ornithogalum longibracteatum

false sea onion

Other common names
German onion
onion lily
see moresea onion
Synonyms
Stellarioides longibracteata
Ornithogalum bracteatum
see moreOrnithogalum caudatum
Albuca bracteata
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Botanical details
Family
Asparagaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Genus

Ornithogalum

Genus description

Ornithogalum are bulbous perennials with linear or strap-shaped basal leaves and racemes, sometimes contracted, of star-shaped or cup-shaped, white, yellow or orange flowers

Name status

Correct

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