Confirmation of the presence of Ornithogalum umbellatum (Hyacinthaceae) in the Iberian Peninsula
- Gabriel Mercadal i Corominas
- Mario Martínez Azorín
- Manuel B. Crespo
ISSN: 0211-1322
Year of publication: 2017
Volume: 74
Issue: 1
Type: Article
More publications in: Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid
Abstract
The study of plant material from three populations in northeastern Spain and southern France revealed the presence of O. umbellatum as a new record for the Iberian flora. Although this species had been cited in the Iberian Peninsula by various authors within the last two centuries, its presence in this territory could not been confirmed in recent years. A complete description is presented for O. umbellatum and an identification key is included to cover all species of Ornithogalum s. str. (O. subgen. Ornithogalum) of the Iberian Peninsula, as an amendment for their taxonomic treatment in flora iberica.