Liliaceae FAMILY

Ornithogalum pyrenaicum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

Skin contact with the bulb can cause dermatitis in sensitive people[ 65 Title A Colour Atlas of Poisonous Plants. Publication Author Frohne. D. and Pfänder. J. Publisher Wolfe Year 1984 ISBN 0723408394 Description Brilliant. Goes into technical details but in a very readable way. The best work on the subject that I've come across so far. ]. Any toxins in this plant are concentrated in the bulb[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].

Botanical Description

Ornithogalum pyrenaicum is a Bulb up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeS. Europe. Naturalized in Britain.

HabitatWoods and scrub[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. Dry stony places[ 190 Title The Dry Garden. Publication Author Chatto. B. Publisher Dent Year 1982 ISBN 0460045512 Description A good list of drought resistant plants with details on how to grow them. ].