Ornithogalum pyrenaicum
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Ornithogalum pyrenaicum, also called Prussian asparagus, wild asparagus, Bath asparagus, Pyrenees star of Bethlehem, or spiked star of Bethlehem, is a plant whose young flower shoots may be eaten as a vegetable, similar to asparagus.
The common name Bath asparagus comes from the fact it was once abundant near the city of the same name in England.[1]
Cultivation History
Cato the Elder recommends growing wild asparagus in his treatise De agri cultura.[2]