Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Asparagales > Family Asparagaceae > Subfamily Scilloideae

Ornithogalum L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Cathissa*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Honorius*	Gray	heterotypic synonym
*Loncomelos*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Melomphis*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Myogalum*	Link	heterotypic synonym
*Ornithogalum sect. Cathissa*	(Salisb.) J. C. Manning & Goldblatt	heterotypic synonym
*Ornithogalum sect. Melomphis*	(Raf.) J. C. Manning & Goldblatt	heterotypic synonym
*Ornithogalum sect. Myogalum*	(Link) J. C. Manning & Goldblatt	heterotypic synonym
*Ornithogalum subg. Cathissa*	(Salisb.) Baker	heterotypic synonym
*Cathissa villasina*	C. Salazar, Tercero & Mart.-Azorín	taxonomically included in
*Loncomelos exalbescens*	Speta	taxonomically included in
*Loncomelos koprulense*	Bogdanović, Brullo & Salmeri	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum ×degenianum*	Polg.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum ×wildtii*	Podp.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum adanense*	Demirci & E. Kaya	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum alatepense*	Yıld. & Kılıç	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum algeriense*	Jord. & Fourr.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum alpigenum*	Stapf	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum amblyocarpum*	Zahar.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum amphibolum*	Zahar.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum amplificatum*	(Speta) Aslan	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum anamurense*	Speta	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum anatolicum*	Zahar.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum angustifolium*	Boreau	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum arabicum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum arcuatum*	Steven	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum armeniacum*	Baker	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum atticum*	Boiss. & Heldr.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum baeticum*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum balansae*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum beyazoglui*	Bağcı, Savran & O. D. Düşen	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum boucheanum*	(Kunth) Asch.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum bourgaeanum*	Jord. & Fourr.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum brachystachys*	K. Koch	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum brachystylum*	Zahar.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum brevistylum*	Wolfner	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum broteroi*	M. Laínz	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum chetikianum*	Uysal, Ertuğrul & Dural	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum chionophilum*	Holmboe	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum collinum*	Guss.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum comosum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum concinnum*	Salisb.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum corsicum*	Jord. & Fourr.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum costatum*	Zahar.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum creticum*	Zahar.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum cuspidatum*	Bertol.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum dalmaticum*	Speta	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum demirizianum*	Malyer & Koyuncu	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum dictaeum*	Landström	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum divergens*	Boreau	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum erichpaschei*	(Speta) Uysal & Ertuğrul	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum etruscum*	Parl.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum euxinum*	Speta	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum exaratum*	Zahar.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum exscapum*	Ten.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum fimbriatum*	Willd.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum fischerianum*	Krasch.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum fuscescens*	Boiss. & Gaill.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum gabrielianiae*	Agapova	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum graciliflorum*	K. Koch	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum graecum*	Zahar.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum gulnariense*	Demir. & Uysal	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum gussonei*	Ten.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum hajastanum*	Agapova	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum hyrcanum*	Grossh.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum imereticum*	Sosn.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum immaculatum*	Speta	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum improbum*	Speta	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum insulare*	Kypr., E. Antal. & Tzanoud.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum isauricum*	O. D. Düşen & Sümbül	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum joschtiae*	Speta	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum kochii*	Parl.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum kuereanum*	Speta	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum lanceolatum*	Labill.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum libanoticum*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum luschanii*	Stapf	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum luteum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum macrum*	Speta	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum magnum*	Krasch. & Schischk.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum malatyanum*	Mutlu	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum mekselinae*	Varol	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum melancholicum*	Krasnova	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum melanogynum*	Cullen	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum microcarpum*	Speta	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum montanum*	Cirillo	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum munzurense*	Speta	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum mysum*	Speta	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum nallihanense*	Yıld. & Doğru-Koca	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum nanum*	Thunb.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum narbonense*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum navaschinii*	Agapova	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum naxense*	(Landström) Strid	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum neurostegium*	Boiss. & C. I. Blanche	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum nivale*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum nurdaniae*	Bağcı & Savran	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum nutans*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum oligophyllum*	E. D. Clarke	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum oreoides*	Zahar.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum orthophyllum*	Ten.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum ostrovicense*	F. K. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum pamphylicum*	O. D. Düşen & Sümbül	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum pascheanum*	Speta	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum pedicellare*	Boiss. & Kotschy	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum persicum*	Hausskn. ex Bornm.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum platyphyllum*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum pluttulum*	Speta	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum ponticum*	Zahar.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum prasinantherum*	Zahar.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum pumilum*	Zahar.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum pyramidale*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum pyrenaicum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum rausii*	(Speta) Danin	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum refractum*	Willd.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum reverchonii*	Lange	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum sandrasicum*	Yıld.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum schischkinii*	Krasch.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum schmalhausenii*	Albov	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum sessiliflorum*	Desf.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum shelkovnikovii*	Grossh.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum sibthorpii*	Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum sigmoideum*	Freyn & Sint.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum sintenisii*	Freyn	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum sorgerae*	Wittmann	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum spetae*	Wittmann	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum sumbulianum*	O. D. Düşen & Deniz	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum tardum*	(Speta) Uysal & Ertugrul	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum televrinum*	Speta	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum transcaucasicum*	Grossh.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum trichophyllum*	Boiss. & Heldr.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum ulixis*	(Speta) Raus	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum ulophyllum*	Hand.-Mazz.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum uluense*	Speta	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum umbellatum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum vasakii*	Speta	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum visianicum*	Tomm.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum vulgare*	Sailer	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum wiedemannii*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum woronowii*	Krasch.	taxonomically included in
*Ornithogalum yildirimlii*	Kılıç	taxonomically included in

Children

Cathissa villasina C. Salazar, Tercero & Mart.-Azorín
Loncomelos exalbescens Speta
Loncomelos koprulense Bogdanović, Brullo & Salmeri
Ornithogalum adanense Demirci & E. Kaya
Ornithogalum alatepense Yıld. & Kılıç
Ornithogalum algeriense Jord. & Fourr.
Ornithogalum alpigenum Stapf
Ornithogalum amblyocarpum Zahar.
Ornithogalum amphibolum Zahar.
Ornithogalum amplificatum (Speta) Aslan
Ornithogalum anamurense Speta
Ornithogalum anatolicum Zahar.
Ornithogalum angustifolium Boreau
Ornithogalum arabicum L.
Ornithogalum arcuatum Steven
Ornithogalum armeniacum Baker
Ornithogalum atticum Boiss. & Heldr.
Ornithogalum baeticum Boiss.
Ornithogalum balansae Boiss.
Ornithogalum beyazoglui Bağcı, Savran & O. D. Düşen
Ornithogalum boucheanum (Kunth) Asch.
Ornithogalum bourgaeanum Jord. & Fourr.
Ornithogalum brachystachys K. Koch
Ornithogalum brachystylum Zahar.
Ornithogalum brevistylum Wolfner
Ornithogalum broteroi M. Laínz
Ornithogalum chetikianum Uysal, Ertuğrul & Dural
Ornithogalum chionophilum Holmboe
Ornithogalum collinum Guss.
Ornithogalum comosum L.
Ornithogalum concinnum Salisb.
Ornithogalum corsicum Jord. & Fourr.
Ornithogalum costatum Zahar.
Ornithogalum creticum Zahar.
Ornithogalum cuspidatum Bertol.
Ornithogalum dalmaticum Speta
Ornithogalum demirizianum Malyer & Koyuncu
Ornithogalum dictaeum Landström
Ornithogalum divergens Boreau
Ornithogalum erichpaschei (Speta) Uysal & Ertuğrul
Ornithogalum etruscum Parl.
Ornithogalum euxinum Speta
Ornithogalum exaratum Zahar.
Ornithogalum exscapum Ten.
Ornithogalum fimbriatum Willd.
Ornithogalum fischerianum Krasch.
Ornithogalum fuscescens Boiss. & Gaill.
Ornithogalum gabrielianiae Agapova
Ornithogalum graciliflorum K. Koch
Ornithogalum graecum Zahar.
Ornithogalum gulnariense Demir. & Uysal
Ornithogalum gussonei Ten.
Ornithogalum hajastanum Agapova
Ornithogalum hyrcanum Grossh.
Ornithogalum imereticum Sosn.
Ornithogalum immaculatum Speta
Ornithogalum improbum Speta
Ornithogalum insulare Kypr., E. Antal. & Tzanoud.
Ornithogalum isauricum O. D. Düşen & Sümbül
Ornithogalum joschtiae Speta
Ornithogalum kochii Parl.
Ornithogalum kuereanum Speta
Ornithogalum lanceolatum Labill.
Ornithogalum libanoticum Boiss.
Ornithogalum luschanii Stapf
Ornithogalum luteum L.
Ornithogalum macrum Speta
Ornithogalum magnum Krasch. & Schischk.
Ornithogalum malatyanum Mutlu
Ornithogalum mekselinae Varol
Ornithogalum melancholicum Krasnova
Ornithogalum melanogynum Cullen
Ornithogalum microcarpum Speta
Ornithogalum montanum Cirillo
Ornithogalum munzurense Speta
Ornithogalum mysum Speta
Ornithogalum nallihanense Yıld. & Doğru-Koca
Ornithogalum nanum Thunb.
Ornithogalum narbonense L.
Ornithogalum navaschinii Agapova
Ornithogalum naxense (Landström) Strid
Ornithogalum neurostegium Boiss. & C. I. Blanche
Ornithogalum nivale Boiss.
Ornithogalum nurdaniae Bağcı & Savran
Ornithogalum nutans L.
Ornithogalum oligophyllum E. D. Clarke
Ornithogalum oreoides Zahar.
Ornithogalum orthophyllum Ten.
Ornithogalum ostrovicense F. K. Mey.
Ornithogalum pamphylicum O. D. Düşen & Sümbül
Ornithogalum pascheanum Speta
Ornithogalum pedicellare Boiss. & Kotschy
Ornithogalum persicum Hausskn. ex Bornm.
Ornithogalum platyphyllum Boiss.
Ornithogalum pluttulum Speta
Ornithogalum ponticum Zahar.
Ornithogalum prasinantherum Zahar.
Ornithogalum pumilum Zahar.
Ornithogalum pyramidale L.
Ornithogalum pyrenaicum L.
Ornithogalum rausii (Speta) Danin
Ornithogalum refractum Willd.
Ornithogalum reverchonii Lange
Ornithogalum sandrasicum Yıld.
Ornithogalum schischkinii Krasch.
Ornithogalum schmalhausenii Albov
Ornithogalum sessiliflorum Desf.
Ornithogalum shelkovnikovii Grossh.
Ornithogalum sibthorpii Greuter
Ornithogalum sigmoideum Freyn & Sint.
Ornithogalum sintenisii Freyn
Ornithogalum sorgerae Wittmann
Ornithogalum spetae Wittmann
Ornithogalum sumbulianum O. D. Düşen & Deniz
Ornithogalum tardum (Speta) Uysal & Ertugrul
Ornithogalum televrinum Speta
Ornithogalum transcaucasicum Grossh.
Ornithogalum trichophyllum Boiss. & Heldr.
Ornithogalum ulixis (Speta) Raus
Ornithogalum ulophyllum Hand.-Mazz.
Ornithogalum uluense Speta
Ornithogalum umbellatum L.
Ornithogalum vasakii Speta
Ornithogalum visianicum Tomm.
Ornithogalum vulgare Sailer
Ornithogalum wiedemannii Boiss.
Ornithogalum woronowii Krasch.
Ornithogalum yildirimlii Kılıç
Ornithogalum ×degenianum Polg.
Ornithogalum ×wildtii Podp.

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 306. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Raab-Straube, E. von Ornithogalum L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/f5afbb45-2bec-4bf2-a5a8-84eae82930ba

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Occurrence

Present

Absent

Doubtful

Native

Introduced

Naturalised

Invasive

Managed

No data

Environment

no data

Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex II EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.

EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.

annex IV

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2008 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

Red List status VU 2008 This species is vulnerable and is considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

This species is vulnerable and is considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Red List status CR 2009 This species is critically endangered and is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

This species is critically endangered and is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Red List status LC 2009 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

Red List status NT 2009 This species is near threatened and is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources