Ornithogalum nutans

Ornithogalum nutans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Scilloideae
Tribe:	Ornithogaleae
Genus:	Ornithogalum
Species:	O. nutans
Binomial name
	Ornithogalum nutans; L.
Synonyms[1]
	list Albucea chlorantha Rchb. Albucea neapolitana Montandon; Albucea nutans (L.) Rchb.; Brizophila nutans (L.) Salisb. nom. inval.; Honorius nutans (L.) Gray; Honorius prasandrus (Griseb.) Holub; Hyacinthus myogalea E.H.L.Krause; Ifuon nutans (L.) Raf.; Myogalum affine K.Koch & C.D.Bouché; Myogalum nutans (L.) Link; Myogalum prasandrum (Griseb.) Walp.; Myogalum thirkeanum K.Koch; Ornithogalum asernii Velen.; 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]

References

The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 1 October 2016
"BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
"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 25 May 2013.
"AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 70. Retrieved 14 April 2018.

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[1] The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 1 October 2016

[BSBI07-2] "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[RHSAZ-3] RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.

[fna-4] "Ornithogalum nutans Linnaeus". Flora of North America.

[5] "Ornithogalum nutans Linnaeus". Flora of Missouri.

[RHSLG-6] Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.

[7] Easy to grow Bulbs: Ornithogalum nutans

[8] "RHS Plant Selector - Ornithogalum nutans". Retrieved 25 May 2013.

[9] "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 70. Retrieved 14 April 2018.