Ornithogalum umbellatum L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Asparagaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Bulb renewed each year; lvs elongate, 2–5+ mm wide, with a white stripe on the upper surface; scape 1–3 dm; raceme 3–10-fld, the ascending pedicels longer than the internodes; bracts up to as long as the pedicels; fls erect; tep spreading, lance- oblong, 1.5–2 cm, white above, with a broad green midstripe beneath; ovary longer than the style; 2n=18–108. Native of Europe, escaped from cult. into roadsides and even fields and woods in our range. May, June.
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Common Names
star of Bethlehem