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 | ![](thumbnails/starofbeth2.jpg) | 105 KB | Riley County, Kansas |
| Star-of-Bethlehem flower | ![](thumbnails/starofbeth4.jpg) | 100 KB | Riley County, Kansas |
| Star-of-Bethlehem bulb | ![](thumbnails/starbethbulb.jpg) | 152 KB | Riley County, Kansas |
| Star-of-Bethlehem | ![](thumbnails/starofbeth11.jpg) | 76 KB | Riley County, Kansas |
| Star-of-Bethlehem | ![](thumbnails/starofbeth12.jpg) | 42 KB | Riley County, Kansas |
| Star-of-Bethlehem | ![](thumbnails/starofbeth17.jpg) | 131 KB | Riley County, Kansas |
| Star-of-Bethlehem bulbs | ![](thumbnails/starbethbulbs.jpg) | 152 KB | Riley County, Kansas |
| Star-of-Bethlehem | ![](thumbnails/starofbeth14.jpg) | 88 KB | Riley County, Kansas |
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