Common name:
Common star-of-bethlehem
Family:
Scientific name:
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Synonym:
Ornithogalum angustifolium
Main flower color:
Range:
Mostly in southern England; less common in northern England, and parts of Scotland and Wales. Probably native in East Anglia, otherwise naturalised
Height:
Up to 30 cm
Habitat:
Dry grassland, verges, pathways, open woodland
Flowers:
Solitary or in small, open clusters; six white tepals, generally equal in size (up to 2 cm long), centred on a six-chambered pistil and six stamens, which have triangular white filaments and pale brown anthers. The undersides of the tepals have a prominent green stripe
Leaves:
Narrow, linear, hairless, up to 30 cm long; green with a thin pale-coloured midstripe
Season:
May to June
Rarity:
★★★★★
