Star of Bethlehem
Ornithogalum umbellatum L. [Liliaceae (Asparagaceae)]
Ornithogalum L.
Exotic to Japan
O. orthophyllum Ten. (Hosoba-o-amana, ホソバオオアマナ, 細葉大甘菜)
O. umbellatum L. (O-amana, オオアマナ, 大甘菜)
Lifeform: perennial bulbous herb
Distribution: native to southern and central Europe, northwestern Africa, and southwestern Asia (exotic to Japan)
Habitat: fields, grassy lands, roadsides, and open woodlands
Poison: alkaloids that have killed grazing animals
Ornithogalum umbellatum in Hokkaido
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[1] a dense population. [2] a pach at N19/W7, North Ward, Sapporo, on June 1 2011. [3] inflorescences viewing from the top. [4] close-up of a flower. [1, 3, and 4] At the backyard of GSEES, HU, on June 6 2011.
References
- Field training on integrated environmental research 統合環境調査法実習
fauna and flora (出現種リスト) - HUSTEP: Plants and Plant communities in Japan
flora list - Herrman N. 2002. Biological flora of central Europe: „Ornithogalum angustifolium" nom. prov., Syn. p.p. O. orthophyllum ssp. kochii = O. kochii Parl., O. gussonei Ten.). Flora 197: 409-428
- Webb DA. 1980. Flora Europaea, Vol. 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones) (Tutin TG, Heywood VH, Burges NA, Moore DM, Valentine DH, and Walters SM (eds). Cambridge University Press