Ornithogalum umbellatum

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