Colchicaceae

Ornithoglossum viride (L.f.) Dryand. ex W.T.Aiton

Family: Colchicaceae
Genus: Ornithoglossum

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Ornithoglossum viride (Ornithoglossum viride) — FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Synonyms

Melanthium viride L.f.
Onixotis viridis (L.f.) Raf.
Ornithoglossum glaucum Salisb.

Flowers

In flower: April to October (from 66 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Diana Studer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Caroline Voget, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jacques van der Merwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Paul Emms, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Christina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: De Waal Hugo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.