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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.
Your search found 4 taxa in the family Hyacinthaceae, Hyacinth family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.
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Common Name:
Garden Star of Bethlehem
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Ornithogalum umbellatum FAMILY: Hyacinthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ornithogalum umbellatum FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ornithogalum umbellatum 041-28-001 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Look for it in lawns, old fields, bottomlands, forests (it is commonly cultivated)
Common to uncommon, depending on province
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name: Drooping Star of Bethlehem
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Ornithogalum nutans FAMILY: Hyacinthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ornithogalum nutans FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ornithogalum nutans 041-28-002 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Look for it in lawns and suburban woodlands (it is commonly cultivated)
Waif(s)
Non-native: west Asia
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Common Name:
Starch Grape-hyacinth, Blue Bottles
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Muscari neglectum FAMILY: Hyacinthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Muscari neglectum FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Muscari racemosum 041-30-001 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Look for it . It is cultivated as an ornamental, is persistent and naturalized in lawns, old fields, suburban woodlands, and disturbed areas
Common (rare in Carolina Mountains)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Compact Grape-hyacinth
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Muscari botryoides FAMILY: Hyacinthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Muscari botryoides FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Muscari botryoides 041-30-002 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Look for it to be persistent after cultivation as an ornamental and naturalized in lawns, old fields, suburban woodlands, and disturbed areas
Uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Mountains
Non-native: Europe
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