Ornithogalum pyrenaicum, 1 of 12

Spiked Star-of-Bethlehem
Bath Asparagus

Asparagus family
Asparagaceae (was Liliaceae)
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Ornithogalum pyrenaicum
Wild-growing plants and fungi of the British Isles Westwood, near Bradford on Avon.
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It takes until I have moved away from the area to get this local specialty ! The spikes were still visible in the hedgerows well into East Somerset and this location is only just Wiltshire.
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British Isles status: native
Scarce
Perennial
  Photo: J R Crellin