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Ornithogalum nutans L.
drooping star of Bethlehem
Symbol: ORNU
Group: Monocot
Family: Liliaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Click on this Line drawing of Ornithogalum nutans (drooping star of Bethlehem) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 1: 510. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Distribution by State

Ornithogalum nutans L.

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Related Taxa:
Ornithogalum nutans L.

View 105 genera in Liliaceae, 4 species in Ornithogalum

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Classification:
Ornithogalum nutans L.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
                   Subclass Liliidae –
                      Order Liliales –
                         Family Liliaceae – Lily family
                            Genus Ornithogalum L. – star of Bethlehem
                               Species Ornithogalum nutans L. – drooping star of Bethlehem

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Introduced Information:
Ornithogalum nutans L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Ornithogalum nutans L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42755.

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