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star-of-Bethlehem
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...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Ornithogalum
subgenusOrnithogalum
Aspasia
subgenusAspasia
Galtonia
subgenusGaltonia
Grass-leaved Chincherinchee
speciesOrnithogalum juncifolium
Fine Chink
speciesOrnithogalum schlechterianum
Namaqua Chink
speciesOrnithogalum xanthochlorum
Ornithogalum balansae
speciesOrnithogalum balansae
Grass Chinckerinchee
speciesOrnithogalum flexuosum
Marsh Chink
speciesOrnithogalum paludosum
Ornithogalum oreoides
speciesOrnithogalum oreoides
Potato Chink
speciesOrnithogalum sardienii
Ornithogalum annae-ameliae
speciesOrnithogalum annae-ameliae
Butter Chink
speciesOrnithogalum multifolium
Ornithogalum pilosum
speciesOrnithogalum pilosum
Ornithogalum neopatersonia
speciesOrnithogalum neopatersonia
Ornithogalum sephtonii
speciesOrnithogalum sephtonii
Cederberg Star
speciesOrnithogalum subcoriaceum
Ornithogalum × wildtii
hybridOrnithogalum × wildtii
Ornithogalum hajastanum
speciesOrnithogalum hajastanum
Ornithogalum × degenianum
hybridOrnithogalum × degenianum
Ornithogalum televirnum
speciesOrnithogalum televirnum
Ornithogalum transcaucasicum
speciesOrnithogalum transcaucasicum
Ornithogalum herodianum
speciesOrnithogalum herodianum
Ornithogalum imereticum
speciesOrnithogalum imereticum
Ornithogalum naxense
speciesOrnithogalum naxense
Tankwa Chink
speciesOrnithogalum tanquanum
Ornithogalum rogersii
speciesOrnithogalum rogersii
Richtersveld Star
speciesOrnithogalum richtersveldense
Ornithogalum dalmaticum
speciesOrnithogalum dalmaticum
Chincherinchette
speciesOrnithogalum nanodes
Avonsera
subgenusAvonsera
Serpentine Star
speciesOrnithogalum anguinum
Ornithogalum falcatum
speciesOrnithogalum falcatum
Ornithogalum thunbergii
speciesOrnithogalum thunbergii
Ornithogalum immaculatum
speciesOrnithogalum immaculatum
Ornithogalum gracillimum
speciesOrnithogalum gracillimum
Ornithogalum perdurans
speciesOrnithogalum perdurans
Ornithogalum graecum
speciesOrnithogalum graecum
Ornithogalum haalenbergense
speciesOrnithogalum haalenbergense
Ornithogalum diphyllum
speciesOrnithogalum diphyllum
Ornithogalum fimbrimarginatum
speciesOrnithogalum fimbrimarginatum
Ornithogalum dictaeum
speciesOrnithogalum dictaeum
North-leaning Star
speciesOrnithogalum adseptentrionesvergentulum
Ornithogalum rotatum
speciesOrnithogalum rotatum
Ornithogalum britteniae
speciesOrnithogalum britteniae
Ornithogalum lithopsoides
speciesOrnithogalum lithopsoides
Ornithogalum sessiliflorum
speciesOrnithogalum sessiliflorum
Ornithogalum bungei
speciesOrnithogalum bungei
Ornithogalum rosulatum
speciesOrnithogalum rosulatum
Ornithogalum esterhuyseniae
speciesOrnithogalum esterhuyseniae
Ornithogalum alpigenum
speciesOrnithogalum alpigenum
Ornithogalum nallihanense
speciesOrnithogalum nallihanense
Ornithogalum alatum
speciesOrnithogalum alatum
Ornithogalum capillaris
speciesOrnithogalum capillaris
Ornithogalum amphibolum
speciesOrnithogalum amphibolum
Ornithogalum graciliflorum
speciesOrnithogalum graciliflorum
Ornithogalum filicaule
speciesOrnithogalum filicaule
Ornithogalum dregeanum
speciesOrnithogalum dregeanum
Ornithogalum niveum
speciesOrnithogalum niveum
Ornithogalum nurdaniae
speciesOrnithogalum nurdaniae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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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