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Ornithogalum broteri
Hairless plant with erect leafless flowering stems, 15-35 cm in height. Leaves linear up to 15 cm in length. Only one leaf per stem. Bell-shaped flowers arranged in a dense raceme, with 6 petals up to 16 mm in length, white; 6 stamens; style smaller than the ovary. Tepals completely white. The fruit is a ovoid-fusiform capsule. It blooms at the end of spring and in summer.
It is endemic in certain areas of Portugal and the westernmost regions of the Spanish Central System. Spotted in a clearing in a pine tree forest at the mountains. Parque Natural de Sierra de Gredos.
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/400 sec.; f/10; ISO Speed Rating: 200. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm.
Spotted on May 17, 2015
Submitted on Jun 25, 2015
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ID changed to Ornithogalum broteri