Ornithogalum pyrenaicum, also called Prussian asparagus, wild asparagus, Bath asparagus, Pyrenees star of Bethlehem, or spiked star of Bethlehem, is a plant whose young flower shoots may be eaten as a vegetable, similar to asparagus.
| Ornithogalum pyrenaicum | |
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| Flowering Bath asparagus in Clout's Wood, Wroughton | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Tribe: | Ornithogaleae |
| Genus: | Ornithogalum |
| Species: | O. pyrenaicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ornithogalum pyrenaicum | |
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The common name Bath asparagus comes from the fact it was once abundant near the city of the same name in England.[2]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 1 October 2016
- ^ Junker, Karan (2007). Gardening with Woodland Plants. Timber Press. p. 271. ISBN 978-0-88192-821-1. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
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