Ornithogalum divergens is a species of flowering plant in the star-of-Bethlehem genus Ornithogalum (family Asparagaceae). It is native to central Europe and the Mediterranean region.[1] It is the hexaploid cytotype of Ornithogalum umbellatum, a triploid.[2]

Ornithogalum divergens
In Cyprus
Close-up of flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Scilloideae
Tribe:	Ornithogaleae
Genus:	Ornithogalum
Species:	O. divergens
Binomial name
Ornithogalum divergens Boreau
Synonyms[1]
List Ornithogalum declinatum Jord. & Fourr. Ornithogalum hortense (Neilr.) Jord. & Fourr. Ornithogalum pater-familias Godr. Ornithogalum proliferum Jord. & Fourr. Ornithogalum refractum Guss. Ornithogalum siculum Ucria Ornithogalum umbellatum subsp. divergens (Boreau) Asch. & Graebn. Ornithogalum umbellatum subsp. divergens (Boreau) Bonnier & Layens Ornithogalum umbellatum subsp. pater-familias (Godr.) Asch. & Graebn. Ornithogalum umbellatum subsp. paterfamilias (Godr.) Asch. & Graebn.

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