Ornithogalum nutans L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Asparagaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Bulb progressively renewed over 3–4 years; lvs elongate, 8–15 mm wide, with a white stripe on the upper surface; scape 2–5 dm; raceme elongate, 3–12-fld; bracts surpassing the 5–10 mm pedicels; fls at first erect or ascending, soon nodding; perianth broadly campanulate, the tep oblong, 1.5–3 cm, white above, with a broad green midstripe beneath; ovary shorter than the style; 2n=45. Native of w. Asia, occasionally escaped from cult. in our range.