Ornithogalum divergens Boreau

Spice Flower In the field In the field 2 In the field 3

Family: LILIACEAE

Genus: Ornithogalum

Sinònims: Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

Catalan common name: Llet d'ocell, de pardal o de gallina.

Spanish common name: Dama de las once. Leche de gallina o de garza.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Some regions

Uses and properties: Edible or foodstuffs.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Wild olive trees and other sclerophyllous shrublands. Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata forest. Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Garriques and olive trees cultives.

Characteristics: A small grass with a subterranean bulb, only reaches up to about a hand above the ground; is characterized by its white flowers with six tepals, grouped into an inflorescence that resembles an umbel (corymb). Ornithogalum arabicum, also with a corymbate inflorescence, shows much larger flowers and is over all a much larger plant (up to70 cm high). Flowers in spring.