Ornithogalum thyrsoides

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Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Hyacinthaceae
Genus: Ornithogalum
Species: O. thyroides
Binomial name
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Jacq.

Ornithogalum thyrsoides is a plant species in the family Hyacinthaceae, endemic to the Cape Province in South Africa. It is also known by the common names of chinkerinchee, star-of-Bethlehem or wonder-flower. [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Taxon: Ornithogalum thyrsoides Jacq.. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.