| Ornithogalum pyrenaicum | |
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| Flowering Bath asparagus in Clout's Wood, Wroughton | |
| 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 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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.
The common name Bath asparagus comes from the fact it was once abundant near the city of the same name in England.[2]
References
- ↑ 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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