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Britton and Brown. See
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| Botanical name: |
Ornithogalum
umbellatum L. |
| Common
name: |
star of Bethlehem |
| Group: |
monocot |
| Family: |
Liliaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
forb/herb |
| Duration: |
perennial |
| Origin: |
introduced |
| Plant
height: |
4-12" |
| Foliage: |
shiny, dark green with a white midrib; 4-12" long; hollow cross-section, resembling grass or wild garlic |
| Flower
color: |
white |
| Flower
size: |
6 tepals resembling a star on leafles scapes, 1" across |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
early May to June |
| Habitat: |
moist soil of streamsides, low woods, open disturbed ground |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
throu the Piedmont, the Inner Coastal Plain, and the Delaware Bay area |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 251. |
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