Asparagaceae

Common star-of-bethlehem

Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Ornithogalum

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Common star-of-bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) — FlowerPhoto: Dan Vickers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (32)

Arabic: صاصل خيمي, زبطة, صاصل
arz: صاصل خيمى
Basque: Oiloesne
Belarusian: Птушкамлечнік парасоністы, Вярбельнік
Catalan: Dame d'onze heures
Chinese: 伞花虎眼万年青
Croatian: Štitasto ptičje mlijeko
Czech: Snědek chocholičnatý
Dutch: Gewone vogelmelk, Ster van bethlehem
English: Common star-of-bethlehem, Dove's dung, Star-of-Bethlehem, Eleven-o'clock lady, Grass lily, Nap-at-noon, Sleepydick, Star of Bethlehem
Estonian: Sarik-linnupiim
Finnish: Sarjatähdikki, Beetlehemintähti
French: Ornithogale en ombelle, Dame d'onze heures, Dame de 11 heures, Dame de onze heures, Dame donze heures, Ornithogale à ombelle
German: Dolden-Milchstern, Doldiger Milchstern, Gewöhnlicher Dolden-Milchstern, Stern von Bethlehem, Dame d'onze heures
hsb: Łučny hwěžkan
Hungarian: Ernyős sárma
Irish: Réalta na Beithile
Japanese: オオアマナ, オオアマナ（大甘菜）, スターオブベツレヘム
kw: Steren Vethlehem
Lithuanian: Dame d'onze heures
nds: Gewone voegelmelk
Norwegian Bokmål: Fuglestjerne
Norwegian Nynorsk: Fuglestjerne
Persian: ارنیتگالوم آمبلاتوم
Polish: Śniedek baldaszkowaty
Russian: Птицемлечник зонтичный, Белые брандушки, Орнитогалум
Slovak: Bledavka chocholíkatá
Spanish: Estrella de Belén, Leche de ave, Leche de gallina, Leche de pajaro, Leche de pájaro
Swedish: Morgonstjärna, Dame d'onze heures
Turkish: Tükürük Otu, Şemsiyeli Kardelen, Bethlehem Yıldızı, Akyıldız, Sakarca
Ukrainian: Рястка зонтична
Welsh: Seren Fethlehem

Synonyms

Hyacinthus umbellatus (L.) E.H.L.Krause
Ornithogalum affine Boreau
Ornithogalum angustifolium Boreau
Ornithogalum boraeanum Jord. & Fourr.
Ornithogalum campestre (Savi) Prain
Ornithogalum cespititium Jord. & Fourr.
Ornithogalum comosum subsp. garganicum (Ten.) Nyman
Ornithogalum corymbosum Gaterau
Ornithogalum dioscoridis Bubani
Ornithogalum fasciculatum Timb.-Lagr.
Ornithogalum garganicum Ten.
Ornithogalum horologicum Stokes
Ornithogalum minus L.
Ornithogalum nanum Ten.
Ornithogalum parviflorum Jord. & Fourr.
Ornithogalum peyrei Timb.-Lagr.
Ornithogalum praetextum Steven ex Kunth
Ornithogalum preumbellatum Candargy
Ornithogalum rusticum Jord. & Fourr.
Ornithogalum stellare Salisb.
Ornithogalum tardans Jord. & Fourr.
Ornithogalum umbellatum subsp. angustifolium (Boreau) P.D.Sell
Ornithogalum umbellatum subsp. campestre (Savi) Rouy
Ornithogalum umbellatum var. angustifolium (Boreau) Gren. & Godr.
Ornithogalum umbellatum var. minus (L.) Asch. & Graebn.
Ornithogalum umbellatum var. nanum Nyman
Ornithogalum vulgare Sailer
Scilla campestris Savi
Stellaris corymbosa (Gaterau) Moench

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 8,428 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Dan Vickers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Katja Schulz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: pavlaki1968, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Conrad Altmann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Natalie Lemanski, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.