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Ornithogalum umbellatum

Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

star-of-bethlehem, nap-at-noon, sleepydick

Ornithogalum umbellatum (Star-of-Bethlehem)
Image ID: 4166
Image by: Hardin, J.W.
Image Collection: Herbarium Collection

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: ORUM
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ornithogalum umbellatum
Include in WOTAS: 1
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2017-12-21

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: ORNIT
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Ornithogalum
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Star of Bethlehem
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 50 species, herbs, of Mediterranean s. Europe, n. Africa, east to w. Asia.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Straley & Utech in FNA (2002a); Stace (2010)=Z; Speta in Kubitzki (1998a).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: HYACIN
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Hyacinthaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Batsch 1786
FAMILY COMMON: Hyacinth Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 67 genera and 900 species, herbs, nearly cosmopolitan.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Speta in Kubitzki (1998a); Pfosser et al. (2003). [also see AGAVACEAE]

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

INTRO: Scapose perennial from a rosette and bulb, commonly cultivated and found in lawns, old fields, bottomlands and forests. Native of Europe.
STEMS: Stem a flowering scape arising from a basal rosette
LEAVES: Leaves basal, linear, fleshy-thick and channeled, with a pale green or white line down the middle.
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS: Flowers erect, on stalks in a modified, umbel-like spreading-branching raceme; white; about 3/4 in. wide; with 6 spreading-ascending, oblong-lance-shaped tepals bearing a green stripe on the outside, 6 stamens and a single pistil.
FRUITS:
COMMENTS: The fragrant flowers usually open in morning and close by noon.
HEIGHT: 4-10 in.

DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Herb

LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Basal
LEAF COMPLEXITY: Simple
LEAF RETENTION:

FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY: Radial (Actinomorphic)
BLOOM TIME: Mar-May
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BLOOM COLOR: White
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DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: Bottomlands, Disturbed, Moist forests, Woods margins
NATIVE RANGE: Europe & northern Africa

HORTICULTURAL
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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average, Moist/Wet
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id acc_num acc_dt coll_id Action
1360 1986-1135 View
2775 1987-0271 View
5164 1995-0283 View
5696 1995-0822 View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num acc_id loc_num pers_num inst_dt Action
2367 1360 83 NCBG staff 2001-02-01 View
4609 2775 8 NCBG staff 1981-05-04 View
4610 2775 8 NCBG staff 1981-05-04 View
7596 5164 203 NCBG staff 1992-01-01 View
7597 5164 203 NCBG staff 1992-01-01 View
8210 5696 204 NCBG staff 1993-01-01 View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: ORUM
USDA Common Name: Sleepydick
Native Status: L48 (I), CAN (I)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, NB, NF, NS, ON, QC)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ornithogalum umbellatum
COMMON NAME: Star-of-Bethlehem, Snowflake, Nap-at-noon
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, FNA, G, K, Pa, RAB, S, Tn, Va, W, WV; > O. umbellatum ssp. umbellatum - Z; > O. umbellatum ssp. campestre Rouy - Z]
PHENOLOGY: Mar-May.
HABITAT: Lawns, old fields, bottomlands, forests, commonly cultivated; native of Europe.
COMMENTS:
RANGE MAP: Ornithogalum umbellatum.png

Key to Map Symbols
ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Hyacinthaceae Batsch 1786 (Hyacinth Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 67 genera and 900 species, herbs, nearly cosmopolitan.
REFERENCE: Speta in Kubitzki (1998a); Pfosser et al. (2003). [also see AGAVACEAE]
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Ornithogalum L. (Star of Bethlehem)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 50 species, herbs, of Mediterranean s. Europe, n. Africa, east to w. Asia.
REFERENCE: Straley & Utech in FNA (2002a); Stace (2010)=Z; Speta in Kubitzki (1998a).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Ornithogalum umbellatum in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Ornithogalum umbellatum in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Ornithogalum umbellatum in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Ornithogalum umbellatum in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Ornithogalum umbellatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ornithogalum umbellatum

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 4166 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 22259 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 22256 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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