A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
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Excluded Taxa » Ornithogalum nutans
Ornithogalum nutans L.[FNA26, HC2]
drooping star-of-bethlehem
[This taxon is excluded from Washington]
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 308. 1753.
Origin:
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: Not in H&C; need verification that this taxon is naturalized in WA; reported by Richard Old (and Kz99).
FNA26: "Though widely cultivated and naturalized, Ornithogalum nutans is not as common as O. umbellatum."
Several collections from Oregon, but none from WA, BC, ID or MT. Considered excluded until presence in WA confirmed by a voucher.
Last updated 10/29/2013 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
(none)
