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Taxon:  Ornithogalum nutans L.



Summary
Genus:
Ornithogalum
Subgenus:
Ornithogalum
Section:
Myogalum
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Scilloideae
Tribe:
Ornithogaleae
Nomen number:
403098
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:308. 1753
Verified:
11/10/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  3. CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
  4. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
  5. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  6. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  7. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  8. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  9. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  10. Manning, J. C. et al. 2009. A molecular phylogeny and a revised classification of Ornithogaloideae (Hyacinthaceae) based on an analysis of four plastid DNA regions. Taxon 58:103.
  11. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  12. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  13. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  14. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  15. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
English
drooping star-of-Bethlehem –
nodding star-of-Bethlehem –
German
nickender Milchstern –
Swedish
aftonstjärna –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine s.?
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
2Cultivated    also cult. in temperate regions
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere in temperate regions
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine (s.?)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Greece
Cultivated (also cult. in temperate regions)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere in temperate regions)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Weed  CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=403098. Accessed 28 April 2025.