Common Name:
star-of-Bethlehem
Scientific Name:
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Family Name:
Liliaceae
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Lily Family
Life Cycle
introduced perennial, reproducing by seed and bulbs
Stems
reproductive stalks, upright from base, multiple
Leaves
basal forming tuft, linear and narrow, dark green with light-colored white stripe along mid-vein on upperside, often withering at flowering
Flowers
6-tepaled, white above, green with white margins below; terminal racemes on reproductive stalks, resembling an umbel, bracts present
