Biology:Ornithogalum candicans
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Short description: Species of plant
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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. candicans
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| Binomial name | |
| Ornithogalum candicans (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt[1]
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Ornithogalum candicans, known as the summer hyacinth, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to moist grassland in South Africa (Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Free State, Kwazulu/Natal, Eastern Cape). It is a bulbous perennial growing to 100–120 cm (39–47 in), with strap-shaped leaves and white snowdrop-like flowers in late summer.[2] It is still widely referenced under its synonym Galtonia candicans. Originally it had been designated as Hyacinthus candicans, by Baker in 1870.[3]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
Cultivation
Hardiness: Z 7-10[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ornithogalum candicans", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=292270, retrieved 2012-05-21
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley, 2008, p. 1136, ISBN 978-1405332965
- ↑ Klopper 2005.
- ↑ "Galtonia candicans AGM", RHS Plants, https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/7598/Galtonia-candicans/Details, retrieved 5 July 2020
- ↑ Fine Gardening 2015.
Bibliography
- Hughes, David (2014). "Galtonia candicans - Galtonia viridiflora". https://www.gardenseeker.co.uk/bulbs/galtonia/galtonia-viridiflora-candicans.html.
- Klopper, Ronell R (2005). "Galtonia candicans (Baker) Decne.". South African National Biodiversity Institute. http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/galtoncand.htm.
- Fine Gardening (2015). "Summer hyacinth: Galtonia candicans". Taunton’s Women’s Network. http://www.finegardening.com/summer-hyacinth-galtonia-candicans.
- The Plant List (2013). "Ornithogalum candicans (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-292270.
Wikidata ☰ Q2366444 entry
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