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Your search found 5 taxa in the family Hyacinthaceae, Hyacinth family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.
Common Name: Garden Star-of-Bethlehem, Snowflake, Nap-at-noon
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) 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
Habitat: Lawns, old fields, bottomlands, forests, commonly cultivated
Common (uncommon GA Mountains & SC Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Europe
Common Name: Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) 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
Habitat: Lawns and suburban woodlands, commonly cultivated
Waif(s)
Non-native: west Asia
Common Name: English Bluebell
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Hyacinthoides nonscripta FAMILY: Hyacinthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hyacinthoides non-scripta FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Persistent after cultivation
Waif(s)
Non-native: Europe
Common Name: Starch Grape-hyacinth, Blue Bottles
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) 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
Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental, persistent and naturalized in lawns, old fields, suburban woodlands, and disturbed areas
Common in Mountains of GA & SC, common in NC Piedmont (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: Europe
Common Name: Compact Grape-hyacinth
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) 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
Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental, persistent and naturalized in lawns, old fields, suburban woodlands, and disturbed areas
Uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Mountains
Non-native: Europe
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