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Ornithogalum sigmoideum
Inflorescence corymbiform, stemless (sessile) on surface of soil. Stems (pedicels) after full flowering (anthesis) (but while still green) swollen into a motor-swelling (pulvinus) at the base, flaccid and grooved or furrowed (sulcate) at the apex, deflexed in fruit. Bracts longer or shorter than pedicels. Flowers (2)4-7(15). Perianth-segments 12·5-26 mm, ovate-elliptical, white, with pale green stripe on back. Anthers yellow or slightly greenish. Ovary 4-6(-7·5) mm, ovoid, with 6 prominent angles, depressed at apex. Style (2·5-)4-5·5 mm.
Spotted in a meadow in Seih-Sou, the suburban forest of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Synonyms: Ornithogalum sibthorpii, Ornithogalum nanum.
Spotted on Mar 2, 2015
Submitted on Mar 8, 2015
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