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The genus Ornithogalum is in the family Asparagaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Ornithogalum

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Ornithogalum abyssinicum Fresen.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum adseptentrionesvergentulum U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum aetfatense U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum alatum Turrill	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum algeriense Jord. & Fourr.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum alpigenum Stapf	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum amblyocarpum Zahar.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum amphibolum Zahar.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum anamurense Speta	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum anatolicum Zahar.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum anguinum F.M.Leight. ex Oberm.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum annae-ameliae U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum apiculatum Zahar.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum arabicum L.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum arcuatum Steven	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum arianum Lipsky	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum armeniacum Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum atticum Boiss. & Heldr.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum baeticum Boiss.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum balansae Boiss.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum baurii Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum benguellense Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum bicornutum F.M.Leight.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum boucheanum (Kunth) Asch.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum brachystachys C. Koch	Accepted		TRO
Ornithogalum britteniae F.M.Leight. ex Oberm.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum broteroi M.Laínz	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum bungei Boiss.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum campanulatum U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum candicans (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum capillaris J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum cernuum Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum chetikianum Uysal, Ertugrul & Dural	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum chionophilum Holmboe	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum ciliiferum U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum collinum Guss.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum comosum L.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum concinnum Salisb.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum conicum Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum constrictum F.M.Leight.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum convallarioides H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum corsicum Jord. & Fourr.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum corticatum Mart.-Azorín	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum creticum Zahar.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum cuspidatum Bertol.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum decus-montium G.Will.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum × degenianum Polg.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum deltoideum Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum demirizianum Malyer & Koyuncu	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum diphyllum Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum divergens Boreau	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum dolichopharynx U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum dregeanum Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum dubium Houtt.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum esterhuyseniae Oberm.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum etesiogaripense U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum euxinum Speta	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum exaratum Zahar.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum exscapum Ten.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum falcatum (G.J.Lewis) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum filicaule J.C.Manning & Goldblatt	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum fimbriatum Willd.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum fimbrimarginatum F.M.Leight.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum fischerianum Krasch.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum fissurisedulum U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum flexuosum (Thunb.) U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum fuscescens Boiss. & Gaill.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum gabrielianiae Agapova	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum gambosanum Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum geniculatum Oberm.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum glandulosum Oberm.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum gorenflotii (Moret) Speta	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum graciliflorum K.Koch	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum gracillimum R.E.Fr.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum graecum Zahar.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum graminifolium Thunb.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum gregorianum U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum gussonei Ten.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum haalenbergense U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum hajastanum Agapova	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum hallii Oberm.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum hispidulum U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum hispidum Hornem.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum hyrcanum Grossh.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum imereticum Sosn.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum immaculatum Speta	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum improbum Speta	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum inclusum F.M.Leight.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum iranicum Zahar.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum iraqense Feinbrun	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum isauricum O.D.Düsen & Sümbül	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum joschtiae Speta	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum juncifolium Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum kuereanum Speta	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum kurdicum Bornm.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum lanceolatum Labill.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum leeupoortense U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum libanoticum Boiss.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum longicollum U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum luschanii Stapf	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum lychnite Speta	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum macrum Speta	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum maculatum Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum magnum Krasch. & Schischk.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum mater-familias U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum mekselinae Varol	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum monophyllum Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum montanum Cirillo	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum multifolium Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum munzurense Speta	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum mysum Speta	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum nanodes F.M.Leight.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum narbonense L.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum navaschinii Agapova	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum naviculum W.F.Barker ex Oberm.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum neopatersonia J.C.Manning & Goldblatt	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum neurostegium Boiss. & Blanche	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum nivale Boiss.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum niveum Sol.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum nutans L.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum ocellatum Speta	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum oligophyllum E.D.Clarke	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum oreoides Zahar.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum orthophyllum Ten.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum paludosum Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum pamphylicum O.D.Düsen & Sümbül	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum pascheanum Speta	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum pedicellare Boiss. & Kotschy	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum perdurans A.P.Dold & S.A.Hammer	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum persicum Hausskn. ex Bornm.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum pilosum L.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum polyphyllum Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum ponticum Zahar.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum princeps (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum pruinosum F.M.Leight.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum puberulum Oberm.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum pullatum F.M.Leight.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum pumilum Zahar.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum pycnanthum Wendelbo	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum pyramidale L.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum pyrenaicum L.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum rautanenii Schinz	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum refractum Kit. ex Schltdl.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum regale (Hilliard & B.L.Burtt) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum reverchonii Lange	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum rogersii Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum rossouwii U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum rotatum U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum rupestre L.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum samariae Zahar.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum sardienii van Jaarsv.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum saundersiae Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum sephtonii Hilliard & B.L.Burtt	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum sessiliflorum Desf.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum sigmoideum Freyn & Sint.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum sintenisii Freyn	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum sorgerae Wittmann	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum spetae Wittmann	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum sphaerocarpum A.Kern.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum sphaerolobum Zahar.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum subcoriaceum L.Bolus	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum sumbulianum O.D.Düsen & Deniz	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum synadelphicum U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum thermophilum F.M.Leight.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum thunbergii Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum thyrsoides Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum transcaucasicum Miscz. ex Grossh.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum trichophyllum Boiss.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum tropicale Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum uluense Speta	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum umbellatum L.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum umbratile Tornad. & Garbari	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum vasakii Speta	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum verae U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum viridiflorum (I.Verd.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum visianicum Tomm.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum wiedemannii Boiss.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum × wildtii Podp.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum woronowii Krasch.	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum xanthochlorum Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Ornithogalum zebrinellum U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies	Accepted		WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 693 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Ornithogalum. Of these 181 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 124 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Ornithogalum. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 693 species names for the genus Ornithogalum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	181	26.1%
◕	Synonym	481	69.4%
◕	Unplaced	24	3.5%
◕	Unassessed	7	1.0%

All names

The status of the 817 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Ornithogalum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	200	24.5%
◕	Synonym	586	71.7%
◕	Unplaced	24	2.9%
◕	Unassessed	7	0.9%

Of these names,

• 5 are recorded as invalid
• 55 are recorded as illegitimate

A further 1 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 693 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Ornithogalum, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	180	475	0	0	655	94.5%
	Medium confidence	1	3	0	0	4	0.6%
	Low confidence	0	3	24	7	34	4.9%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Ornithogalum, are as follows: