Ornithogalum umbellatum
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Photos courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Ornithogalum umbellatum |
| Common name: | star of Bethlehem |
| Group: | monocot |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | introduced |
| Plant height: | 4-12" |
| Foliage: | shiny, dark green with a white midrib; 4-12" long; hollow cross-section, resembling grass or wild garlic |
| Flower: | white, 6 tepals resembling a star on leafles scapes, 1" across |
| Flowering time: | early May to June |
| Habitat: | moist soil of streamsides, low woods, open disturbed ground |
| Range in New Jersey: | through the Piedmont, the Inner Coastal Plain, and the Delaware Bay area |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
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