Green Milky Star

Green Milky Star
	Green Milky Star ( Ornithogalum boucheanum )
Systematics
	Monocots
Order :	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family :	Asparagaceae (Asparagaceae)
Subfamily :	Scilloideae
Genre :	Milky Stars ( Ornithogalum )
Type :	Green Milky Star
Scientific name
	Ornithogalum boucheanum
	( Kunth ) Ash.

The Green Star of Bethlehem ( Ornithogalum boucheanum (Kunth) Asch. ) Or Bouché Milchstern is a plant from the family of asparagus plants (Asparagaceae).

description

The green milk star is a perennial , herbaceous bulb plant that usually reaches heights of 10 to 50 centimeters. The wings on the inside of the stamens under the anthers have a tooth. The tepals are pointed and leek green on the outside. The ovary is cone-shaped and as long as the style.

The flowering period extends from April to May.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 28 or 56.

Large deposits in the Palatinate near Deidesheim in the vineyards

Occurrence

The green milk star occurs in the Ukraine, the northern Balkans, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Austria. Its distribution area extends from Central Europe to the northern Caucasus. The species grows in sparse dry forests, in forest steppes and on fields. It was naturalized locally in Central Europe. There are large deposits in the Palatinate near Deidesheim under the vines, noticeable during the flowering in spring.

Taxonomy

Ornithogalum boucheanum (Kunth) Ash. also has the synonyms Ornithogalum nutans subsp. boucheanum (Kunth) K. Richt. or Honorius boucheanus (Kunth) Holub .

use

The green milk star is rarely used as an ornamental plant. He has been in culture since the early 19th century.

literature

Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
Historical significance, biology and preservation possibilities of park-specific character types using the example of Ornithogalum nutans and Ornithogalum bouchéanum . In: Martin Nath: Historical use of plants in landscape gardens , Worms 1990, ISBN 3-88462-048-7

Individual evidence

^ Erich Oberdorfer : Plant-sociological excursion flora for Germany and neighboring areas . With the collaboration of Angelika Schwabe and Theo Müller. 8th, heavily revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3131-5 , pp. 134 .
^ Tropicos. [1]
↑ Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Ornithogalum boucheanum - data sheet at World Checklist of Selected Plant Families of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on September 1, 2016.

Web links

Commons : Green Milky Star ( Ornithogalum boucheanum ) - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

Green Milky Star. In: FloraWeb.de.
Green Milky Star . In: BiolFlor, the database of biological-ecological characteristics of the flora of Germany.
Profile and distribution map for Bavaria . In: Botanical Information Hub of Bavaria .
Thomas Meyer: Data sheet with identification key and photos at Flora-de: Flora von Deutschland (old name of the website: Flowers in Swabia )

[Oberdorfer2001-1] Erich Oberdorfer : Plant-sociological excursion flora for Germany and neighboring areas . With the collaboration of Angelika Schwabe and Theo Müller. 8th, heavily revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3131-5 , pp. 134 .

[Tropicos-2] Tropicos. [1]

[WCSP-3] Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Ornithogalum boucheanum - data sheet at World Checklist of Selected Plant Families of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on September 1, 2016.