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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.
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 ...
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 Jesus. The number of species has varied considerably, depending on authority, from 50 to 300.
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 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]
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 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 ]
Articles relating to the Star of Bethlehem, a star initially described by the Gospel of Matthew as part of the Nativity of Jesus narrative. Pages in category "Star of Bethlehem" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.