common star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum umbellatum

Summary 7

Ornithogalum umbellatum, the garden star-of-Bethlehem, grass lily, nap-at-noon, or eleven-o'clock lady, a species of the genus Ornithogalum, is a perennial bulbous flowering plant in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae). O. umbellatum is a relatively short plant, occurring in tufts of basal linear leaves, producing conspicuous white flowers, in a stellate pattern, in mid to late spring. The flowers open late in the day (hence some of its comm

Dolden milchstern: brief summary 8

Der Dolden-Milchstern (Ornithogalum umbellatum), auch Doldiger Milchstern oder auch Stern von Bethlehem genannt, ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung der Milchsterne (Ornithogalum) innerhalb der Familie der Spargelgewächse (Asparagaceae). Er gehört zu einer als Ornithogalum umbellatum-Aggregat bezeichneten, sehr vielgestaltigen und bislang auch in Mitteleuropa nicht völlig geklärten Artengruppe.

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