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Ornithogalum pyrenaicum L.

spiked star-of-Bethlehem (Asparagaceae)

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Ornithogalum pyreniacum grows mostly in hedgebanks and similar settings in the vicinity of Bath (VC6: North Somerset), with smaller populations east towards Reading (VC22: Berkshire) and around St. Neot’s (VC30: Bedfordshire).

Ticino, Switzerland; 2008-05-09

 spiked star-of-Bethlehem / Ornithogalum pyrenaicum: _Ornithogalum pyreniacum_ grows mostly in hedgebanks and similar settings in the vicinity of Bath (VC6), with smaller populations east towards Reading (VC22) and around St. Neot’s (VC30).

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