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Warning! This is an
invasive plant, which has the potential to aggressivley crowd out native species. Learn
more about invasive plants!
Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)
Image ID: 2015/stv36
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Invasive
Family:
Liliaceae (Lily)
Height: 0.3 to 1 ft.
Blooms: April to
June
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 1.25 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 6 parts
Location: Stavich Bicycle Trail
Date: 5/17/2015
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Star of Bethlehem may be
easily confused with:
- Bloodroot
Star of Bethlehem leaf is grass-like; bloodroot's is lobed and claps the stem.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
