Ornithogalum_pyrenaicum

<i>Ornithogalum pyrenaicum</i>

Ornithogalum pyrenaicum

Species of flowering plant

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.

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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

  1. [1]
    The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 1 October 2016
  2. [2]
    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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