Asparagaceae
Drooping star of Bethlehem
Honorius nutans
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Honorius
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Common names
By language (16)
- Arabic
- صاصل منحني
- arz
- صاصل منحنى
- Chinese
- 垂花虎眼万年青
- Croatian
- Kimajuće ptičje mlijeko
- Czech
- Snědek nicí, Snědovec nicí
- Dutch
- Knikkende vogelmelk
- English
- Drooping star of Bethlehem, Drooping star-of-bethlehem
- Estonian
- Longus linnupiim
- Finnish
- Nuokkutähdikki
- French
- Ornithogale à fleurs penchées
- German
- Nickender Milchstern, Nickende Vogelmilch
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Nikkestjerne
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Nikkestjerne
- Swedish
- Aftonstjärna
- Welsh
- Seren-Fethlehem unochrog
- Western Frisian
- Grutte gersstjer
Synonyms
- Albucea chlorantha Rchb.
- Albucea neapolitana Friche-Joset & Montandon
- Albucea nutans (L.) Rchb.
- Brizophile nutans (L.) Salisb.
- Hyacinthus myogalea E.H.L.Krause
- Ifuon nutans (L.) Raf.
- Myogalum affine K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
- Myogalum nutans (L.) Link
- Myogalum thirkeanum K.Koch
- Ornithogalum aserni Velen.
- Ornithogalum chloranthum Saut. ex W.D.J.Koch
- Ornithogalum hyalinum Granier ex Brouss.
- Ornithogalum nutans L.
Photos
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Photo: Radio Tonreg from Vienna, Austria, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Florence Perret, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: ecoli yabuda, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Cath Bianchi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Salix, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: john regan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: Salix, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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). About our plant data.