| Synonyms: |
Ornithogalum ecklonii Schltdl. Ornithogalum tenuifolium Redoute Ornithogalum virens Ker Gawl. Urginea cepaefolia (Baker) Rendle |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Bulbous perennial, up to 1 m. Up to 5 grey-green linear leaves start to develop at the time of flowering. Inflorescence compact, terminal on a long stem; flowers whitish or yellowish with a green center line on the tepals. |
| Type location: |
South Africa |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | virens: green |
| Habitat: | In various types of grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola and South Africa |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Diaphone eumela (Larval foodplant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 59. As Ornithogalum tenuifolium tenuifolium (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 41. As Ornithogalum tenuifolium aridum Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 27. As Ornithogalum tenuifolium aridum Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 126. As Ornithogalum tenuifolium tenuifolium Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 34 - 35. As Ornithogalum tenuifolium tenuifolium (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 89. As Ornithogalum tenuifolium tenuifolium (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 91. As Ornithogalum tenuifolium tenuifolium Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 56. As Ornithogalum tenuifolium tenuifolium Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 115. As Ornithogalum tenuifolium tenuifolium Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 98 - 99. As Ornithogalum tenuifolium tenuifolium (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 123. As Ornithogalum tenuifolium tenuifolium Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 26. As Ornithogalum tenuifolium tenuifolium Stedje, B. (1996). Hyacinthaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 27 - 28. As Ornithogalum tenuifolium tenuifolium Stedje, B. & Kativu, S. (2023). Hyacinthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(3) Pages 37 - 39. (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 298 - 299. As Ornithogalum tenuifolium tenuifolium (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 81. As Ornithogalum tenuifolium tenuifolium |