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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
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 (1968) 041-28-001:
Ornithogalum umbellatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Ornithogalum umbellatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Ornithogalum umbellatum
COMMON NAME:
Star of Bethlehem
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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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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.