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The plant's many common names include garden star-of-Bethlehem, [17] sleepydick, [18] nap-at-noon, [7] grass lily, summer snowflake, snowdrop, starflower, bird's milk, chinkerichee, ten-o'clock lady, eleven-o'clock lady, Bath asparagus, and star of Hungary. The references to the time of day reflect the opening times of the flowers, opening late ...
Growing from a bulb, species have linear basal leaves and a slender stalk, up to 30 cm tall, bearing clusters of typically white star-shaped flowers, often striped with green. The common name of the genus, star-of-Bethlehem, is based on its star-shaped flowers, after the Star of Bethlehem that appears in the biblical account of the birth of ...
Scientific classification; Kingdom: ... star-of-Bethlehem or wonder-flower. [3] ... The common name chincherinchee is a translation of the Afrikaans name for this ...
Ornithogalum narbonense, common names Narbonne star-of-Bethlehem, pyramidal star-of-Bethlehem and southern star-of-Bethlehem, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant with underground bulbs, belonging to the genus Ornithogalum of the family Asparagaceae.
Ornithogalum dubium, common names sun star, star of Bethlehem [2] orange star, [3] or yellow chincherinchee, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. It is a South African (Cape Province) endemic. The Latin specific epithet dubium means "dubious" or "unlike others of the genus". [4]
The Star of Bethlehem is shown as a comet above the child. Giotto witnessed an appearance of Halley's Comet in 1301. The Star of Bethlehem, or Christmas Star, [1] appears in the nativity story of the Gospel of Matthew chapter 2 where "wise men from the East" are inspired by the star to travel to Jerusalem.
Gagea lutea, the "yellow star of Bethlehem", of the family Liliaceae; Hippobroma longiflora, the "star of Bethlehem", of the family Campanulaceae; Ornithogalum, a genus of Hyacinthaceae, and to its species: Ornithogalum arabicum, "Star-of-Bethlehem" Ornithogalum narbonense, "Pyramidal star-of-Bethlehem" Ornithogalum nutans, "Drooping star-of ...
Ornithogalum arabicum is a species of star of Bethlehem native to northern Africa and southern Europe. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Common names include Arab's eye , lesser cape-lily , and Arabian starflower . [ 4 ] [ 3 ]