Liliaceae
Hairy star of Bethlehem
Gagea villosa
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Gagea
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- زخرط شعري
- arz
- ذبح شعرى
- Czech
- Křivatec rolní
- Dutch
- Akkergeelster
- English
- Hairy star of Bethlehem, Field star-of-bethlehem
- Finnish
- Karvakäenrieska
- French
- Gagée des champs
- German
- Acker-Gelbstern, Acker-Goldstern, Ackergelbstern
- hsb
- Rólna zaznička
- Hungarian
- Vetési tyúktaréj
- Persian
- نجم طلایی بلوطستانی
- Polish
- Złoć polna
- Slovak
- Krivec roľný
- Swedish
- Luddvårlök
- Ukrainian
- Зірочки мохнаті, Зірочки волохаті
Synonyms
- Ornithogalum villosum M.Bieb.
- Ornithoxanthum villosum (M.Bieb.) Link
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: BerndH, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.