STAR-OF-BETHLEHEM
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Ornithogalum umbellatum L.
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| Riley County, Kansas |
| Perennial |
| Height: 4-12 inches |
| Family: Liliaceae - Lily Family |
| Flowering Period: April, May |
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| Stems: | | Flowering stalks erect or ascending, arising from onion-like bulbs. | | Leaves: | | Basal, narrowly linear, equal or longer than flowering stalks, dark green; mid-veins light-colored. | | Inflorescences: | | Racemes, 3-7-flowered; subtending bracts conspicuous, papery; tips pointed. | | Flowers: | | Erect on slender stalks; perianth segments 6, separate, spreading, white, prominently green-nerved on back; stamens 6, filaments broad, flat; stigma head-like. | | Fruits: | | Capsules, 3-angled; seeds black, few per compartment. | | Habitat: | | Roadsides, fields, rocky slopes, and grassy sites. | | Distribution: | | East 1/3 of Kansas. | | Toxicity: | | All parts of this plant are poisonous. Consumption by livestock can result in death. | | Comments: | | Star-of-Bethlehem grows in tufts. It is a native of Europe that escaped from cultivation and now is naturalized in North America. |
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| Star-of-Bethlehem inflorescence |  | | 105 KB | | Riley County, Kansas |
| | Star-of-Bethlehem flower |  | | 100 KB | | Riley County, Kansas |
| | Star-of-Bethlehem bulb |  | | 152 KB | | Riley County, Kansas |
| | Star-of-Bethlehem |  | | 76 KB | | Riley County, Kansas |
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| | Star-of-Bethlehem |  | | 131 KB | | Riley County, Kansas |
| | Star-of-Bethlehem bulbs |  | | 152 KB | | Riley County, Kansas |
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