Ornithogalum chloranthum Saut. ex W.D.J.Koch nom. illeg.
Ornithogalum prasandrum Griseb.
Ornithogalum nutans, known as drooping star-of-Bethlehem,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Europe and South West Asia. It is a bulbous perennial growing to 20–60 cm (8–24 in) tall by 5 cm (2 in) wide, with strap-shaped leaves and green striped, pendent grey-white flowers in spring.[3] It is cultivated, and has naturalized, outside its native range, for example in North America.[4][5] It has become extremely invasive along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Maryland. At least in North America, it is not as common as Ornithogalum umbellatum.[4]
The specific epithet nutans means "nodding", referring to the flowers' slightly drooping habit.[6]
O. nutans is hardy to USDA Zones 6–10.[7] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[8][9]
^The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 1 October 2016
^BSBI List 2007(xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
^ ab"Ornithogalum nutans Linnaeus". Flora of North America.
^"Ornithogalum nutans Linnaeus". Flora of Missouri.
^Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
^Easy to grow Bulbs: Ornithogalum nutans
^"RHS Plant Selector - Ornithogalum nutans". Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^"AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 70. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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