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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| Ornithogalum pyrenaicum |
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| Flowering Bath asparagus in Clout's Wood, Wroughton |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Order: |
Asparagales |
| Family: |
Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Scilloideae |
| Tribe: |
Ornithogaleae |
| Genus: |
Ornithogalum |
| Species: |
O. pyrenaicum |
| Binomial name |
Ornithogalum pyrenaicum
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| Synonyms[1] |
- Anthericum sulphureum Waldst. & Kit.
- Beryllis pyrenaica (L.) Salisb. nom. inval.
- Hyacinthus sulphureus (Waldst. & Kit.) E.H.L.Krause nom. illeg.
- Loncomelos pallidum (Salisb.) Speta
- Loncomelos pyrenaicum (L.) J.Holub
- Loncoxis sulphurea (Waldst. & Kit.) Raf.
- Ornithogalum asphodeloides Schur
- Ornithogalum flavescens Lam. nom. illeg.
- Ornithogalum granatense Pau
- Ornithogalum melancholicum Klokov ex Krasnova
- Ornithogalum ochroleucum Montandon
- Ornithogalum pallidum Salisb.
- Ornithogalum racemosum Gaterau
- Ornithogalum sulphureum (Waldst. & Kit.) Schult. & Schult.f.
- Parthenostachys pyrenaica (L.) Fourr.
- Phalangium sulphureum (Waldst. & Kit.) Poir.
- Scilla sylvestris Savi
- Stellaris erecta Moench
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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]
