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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Alessandro.marinello on April 08, 2010, 10:53:13 PM

Title: unknown Ornithogalum
Post by: Alessandro.marinello on April 08, 2010, 10:53:13 PM

Can anybody identify this Ornithogalum,native to South africa,stem 15-18 cm
flower 2 cm in diameter
Thanks Alessandro

Title: Re: unknown Ornithogalum
Post by: Oron Peri on April 09, 2010, 09:50:50 AM

Alessandro
Im not an SA expert, but  i think it might be an Eriospermum rather than Ornithogalum.

Maybe E. dielsianum.
Anyway it lacks one petal...

Title: Re: unknown Ornithogalum
Post by: Alessandro.marinello on April 09, 2010, 08:43:44 PM

Hi Oron I have bought like  Daubenya stylosa, before the flower carried two leaves parallels, long 12 cm and wide 7 milimeter,
from the type of flower, and the period of closing task to Ornithogalum
I do not know what to say,
Alessandro

Title: Re: unknown Ornithogalum
Post by: Lesley Cox on April 10, 2010, 11:22:22 PM

I wondered could it possibly be an Albuca?

Title: Re: unknown Ornithogalum
Post by: Alessandro.marinello on April 15, 2010, 11:11:16 PM

an other image