Ornithogalum nutans

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Species Distribution Map
Family:HYACINTHACEAE
Species:Ornithogalum nutans L.
Common Name:Drooping Star of Bethlehem
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Originally grown as an ornamental, this species is now naturalized and part of the Alabama flora. The first collection was made in Greene County in Eutaw. Keener, B.R. 2012. Three non-native vascular plant species new to Alabama. Phytoneuron 2012-73: 1-3.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyHYACINTHACEAE - Hyacinth family
Genus Ornithogalum
Species Ornithogalum nutans L. - Drooping Star of Bethlehem

Citation

Citation Ornithogalum nutans Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 308. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data, (lectotype: LINN 428.15). Lectotypified by Stearn in Ann. Mus. Goulandris 6 : 156. 1983.

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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Greene, Montgomery

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, TROY, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
TROY000036677 Greene 06 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
6886		 TROY
Ornithogalum nutans Linnaeus
UWAL0009758 Greene 06 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
6886		 UWAL
Ornithogalum nutans L.
AUA000042051 Montgomery 24 Mar 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP1309		 AUA
Ornithogalum Nutans L.
AMAL00021479 Greene 19 Mar 2014 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13895		 AMAL
Ornithogalum nutans L.
ALNHS00002730 Montgomery 24 Mar 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1309		 ALNHS
Ornithogalum nutans L.
ALNHS00004783 Montgomery 10 Mar 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2945		 ALNHS
Ornithogalum nutans L.
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