Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Ornithogalum umbellatum
FAMILY
Hyacinthaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Learn more about Garden Star of Bethlehem from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ornithogalum umbellatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Ornithogalum umbellatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-28-001:
Ornithogalum umbellatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ornithogalum umbellatum
COMMON NAME:
Garden Star-of-Bethlehem, Snowflake, Nap-at-noon
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_orum_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm120329_162
March Greenville County SC
Flowers erect; perianth opening flat or bowl-shaped in sun, closing at night, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm120329_166
March Greenville County SC
Inflorescence a corymb, which elongates into a raceme as fruits develop, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm120329_173
March Greenville County SC
Leaves have a white stripe on upper surface & wither soon after flowering, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow jkm120329_174
March Greenville County SC
The tepals are spreading and white with a broad green stripe on the back, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
COMPARE
False Garlic and Star-of-Bethlehem
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JK Marlow jkm190406_7080
April Greenville County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_o_umbellatum
April
Stamens about half the length of the perianth, the filaments membranous-winged, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Ornithogalum umbellatum
FAMILY
Hyacinthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ornithogalum umbellatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Ornithogalum umbellatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-28-001:
Ornithogalum umbellatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ornithogalum umbellatum
990
Forb
Perennial
Non-native: Europe
Common (uncommon GA Mountains & SC Coastal Plain)
Habitat: Lawns, old fields, bottomlands, forests, commonly cultivated, per Weakley's Flora
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (plant scapose, leaves usually withered at flowering)
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White (green on back)
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Inflorescence corymbose in flower, racemose in fruit
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer?
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p334
- Southern Appalachian Wildflowers p043
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p170
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p165
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p366
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p421
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p012
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses p066