Ornithogalum
Ornithogalum
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species Asparagaceae
Morphological Summary
Genus of the family Asparagaceae (subfamily Scilloideae) with bulbs that in several species remain exposed above the soil, forming highly ornamental structures. Native to Africa, the Mediterranean and western Asia.
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Longest nameElgin fynbosMüller-Doblies
Ornithogalum adseptentrionesvergentulum U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies
Northward-nodding star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00006
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental: Franschhoek, Villiersdorp, Elgin)
Type Bulbous succulent (Asparagaceae)
eco
success
Ornithogalum arabicum
Arabian Starflower
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00018
Origin Mediterráneo (cuenca mediterránea, norte de África, Oriente Próximo)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum aureum
Golden Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00019
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum bivalve
Texas Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00020
Origin América del Norte (Texas, Louisiana, México norte)
Type species
CaucasusShort racemeCold-hardy
Ornithogalum brachystachys K.Koch
Short-spiked star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00007
Origin Turquía, Cáucaso, Irán noroccidental
Type Bulbous succulent (Asparagaceae)
eco
Documented
Ornithogalum bracteatum Thunb.
Bracted Ornithogalum
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00003
Origin
Type
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success
Ornithogalum broteroi
Iberian Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00021
Origin Península Ibérica (España, Portugal)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum candicans
Cape Summer Hyacinth
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00022
Origin Sudáfrica (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum caudatum
False Sea Onion
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00023
Origin Sur de África (amplia distribución)
Type species
PopularDocumented
Ornithogalum caudatum Aiton
False Sea Onion / Pregnant Onion
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00001
Origin
Type
Circinate leavesManning & GoldblattRiviersonderend
Ornithogalum circinatum J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
Curled-leaf star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00008
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental: montañas de Riviersonderend, Langeberg)
Type Bulbous succulent (Asparagaceae)
eco
success
Ornithogalum comosum
Tufted Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00049
Origin Europa del este y sur (Balcanes, Anatolia)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum concordianum
Concordia Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00024
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental, Little Karoo)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum conicum
Conical Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00025
Origin Sur de África (Sudáfrica, Lesoto)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum convallarioides
Lily-of-the-valley Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00026
Origin Sur de África (montañas del Drakensberg)
Type species
Mediterranean LevantBoissier & BlancheAnti-Lebanon
Ornithogalum densum Boiss. & C.I.Blanche
Dense Levant star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00009
Origin Líbano, Siria, Israel, Turquía del sur
Type Bulbous succulent (Asparagaceae)
eco
success
Ornithogalum dubium
Orange Sun Star
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00027
Origin Sudáfrica (Namaqualand, Cabo Occidental)
Type species
eco
primary
Ornithogalum dubium 'Chesapeake Sunrise'
Orange Sun Star 'Chesapeake Sunrise'
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00028
Origin Sudáfrica (origen; selección hortícola)
Type cultivar
eco
success
Ornithogalum fimbrimarginatum
Fringed-margin Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00052
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum flexuosum
Flexuous Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00054
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo)
Type species
Sticky scapeQuartzose KarooUnique character
Ornithogalum glutinosum J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
Sticky star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00010
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental: Swartberg, Touws Rivier, Matjiesfontein)
Type Bulbous succulent (Asparagaceae)
eco
success
Ornithogalum graminifolium
Grass-leaved Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00029
Origin Sur de África (Sudáfrica, Suazilandia)
Type species
Hex River MountainsHonoring HallRock fynbos
Ornithogalum hallei (U.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
Hall's star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00011
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental: Worcester, Hex River Mountains, De Doorns)
Type Bulbous succulent (Asparagaceae)
eco
success
Ornithogalum hispidum
Hispid Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00055
Origin Sur de África (Sudáfrica, norte hasta Zimbabue)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum iridioides
Iris-like Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00056
Origin África del este y sur (Kenia, Tanzania, sur hasta Mozambique)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum juncifolium
Rush-leaved Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00053
Origin Sur de África (Sudáfrica, Lesoto, Esuatini)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum lacteum
Milky Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00030
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum lanceolatum
Lance-leaved Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00031
Origin Oriente Próximo (Turquía, Siria, Líbano, Israel)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum longibracteatum
Pregnant Onion
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00032
Origin Sur de África (Sudáfrica oriental, Mozambique)
Type species
PopularDocumented
Ornithogalum longibracteatum Jacq.
Pregnant Onion
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00002
Origin
Type
eco
success
Ornithogalum maculatum
Blotched Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00034
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental, Namaqualand)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum magnum
Large Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00033
Origin Asia Central y Cáucaso (Turquía, Cáucaso, Irán noroccidental)
Type species
Documented
Ornithogalum maritimum (L.) Lamarck
Sea Squill
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00004
Origin
Type
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success
Ornithogalum miniatum
Miniature Orange Star
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00035
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum montanum
Mountain Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00036
Origin Mediterráneo oriental, Anatolia, Cáucaso
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum multifolium
Many-leaved Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00037
Origin Mediterráneo occidental (España sur, norte de África)
Type species
eco
Ornithogalum namaquense (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
Namaqualand chincherinchee
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00012
Origin Namaqualand, Sudáfrica
Type Bulb
eco
success
Ornithogalum narbonense
Narbonne Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00038
Origin Mediterráneo (sur de Europa, norte de África, Oriente Próximo)
Type species
eco
Ornithogalum narbonense L.
Narbonne star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00013
Origin Mediterráneo, suroeste de Asia
Type Bulb
eco
success
Ornithogalum nutans
Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00039
Origin Europa (Europa central y oriental, Mediterráneo)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum oligophyllum
Few-leaved Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00050
Origin Cáucaso, Turquía, Irán occidental
Type species
eco
Ornithogalum paradoxum Jacq.
Paradox star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00014
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo)
Type Bulb
eco
success
Ornithogalum pilosum
Hairy Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00040
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum pyrenaicum
Bath Asparagus
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00041
Origin Europa (Francia, España, Italia, Gran Bretaña)
Type species
eco
Ornithogalum rigidifolium (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
Rigid-leaved chincherinchee
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00015
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo, KwaZulu-Natal)
Type Bulb
eco
success
Ornithogalum saundersiae
Giant Chincherinchee
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00042
Origin Sudáfrica (KwaZulu-Natal)
Type species
eco
Documented
Ornithogalum scilloides Jacq.
Squill-like Ornithogalum
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00005
Origin
Type
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success
Ornithogalum sibthorpii
Sibthorp's Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00051
Origin Mediterráneo oriental (Grecia, Turquía)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum speciosum
Showy Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00043
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Oriental, KwaZulu-Natal)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum stapfianum
Stapf's Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00044
Origin Sur de África (Lesoto, Sudáfrica montañosa)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum suaveolens
Fragrant Cape Star
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00057
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental)
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum tenuifolium
Thin-leaved Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00045
Origin Sur y este de África
Type species
eco
success
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
Chincherinchee
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00046
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental)
Type species
eco
primary
Ornithogalum thyrsoides 'White Excellence'
Chincherinchee 'White Excellence'
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00047
Origin Sudáfrica (origen; selección hortícola)
Type cultivar
eco
success
Ornithogalum umbellatum
Common Star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00048
Origin Europa y Mediterráneo (amplia distribución)
Type species
eco
Ornithogalum unifoliatum (G.D.Rowley) Oberm.
Single-leaved star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00016
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo Occidental)
Type Bulb
eco
Ornithogalum volutare J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
Rolling star-of-Bethlehem
Specimen ID RN-ORNTH-00017
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo)
Type Bulb