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| IMG_7551 [Ornithogalum arabicum] |
Greece is home to more than 20 species of Ornithogalum
but Ornithogalum arabicum is probably the largest and most distinctive.
Although it can normally reach the height of 80 cm,
the plant in the picture was hardly 30 cm tall.
It blooms from April to May
and produces a cluster of up to 25
bowl-shaped, pure-white flowers of about 5 cm across each.
It flourishes on rocky places and fallow grounds
of West and Central Mediterranean countries.
It is also cultivated in gardens.
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| IMG_7555 [Ornithogalum arabicum] |
A close-up of the flower revealing details.
The dark ovary dominating the center
makes arabicum easily recognizable.
The pictures were captured in an unused plot
within the residential area of Athens.
