Urginea maritima

Common names: Common Red-rooted Sea-onion, Officinal Squill, Sea Onion

Genus: Ornithogalum

Species: Ornithogalum squilla (alpha)

Class: Hexandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Gawler

Modern Genus: Urginea

Modern Species: Urginea maritima

Modern Family: Liliaceae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: white, with purple or green

Season: summer

Native Region: Mediterranean

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum