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Ornithogalum
Ornithogalum is a genus of perennial plants mostly native to southern Europe and southern Africa belonging to the family Asparagaceae. Some species are native to other areas such as the Caucasus. Growing from a bulb, species have linear basal leaves and a slender stalk, up to 30 cm tall, bearing clusters of typically white star-shaped flowers, often striped with green. The common name of the genus, Star-of-Bethlehem, is based on its star-shaped flowers, after the Star of
9 branches of this group, most-observed first
Ornithogalum umbellatum
complexOrnithogalum umbellatum
Ornithogalum woronowii
speciesOrnithogalum woronowii
Tufted Star-of-Bethlehem
speciesOrnithogalum comosum
Ornithogalum exscapum
speciesOrnithogalum exscapum
Ornithogalum collinum
speciesOrnithogalum collinum
Gussone's Star-of-Bethlehem
speciesOrnithogalum gussonei
Ornithogalum iraqense
speciesOrnithogalum iraqense
Ornithogalum etruscum
speciesOrnithogalum etruscum
Ornithogalum nivale
speciesOrnithogalum nivale
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.101
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. 1
Mark Catesby · 1777 · p.116
History of Rare Plants Observed in Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1583 · p.194
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.104
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.49
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.54
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.421
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.712
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.711
History of Rare Plants of Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.197
History of Rare Plants of Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.196
History of Rare Plants of Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.193
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1230244.