OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 5 taxa in the family Hyacinthaceae, Hyacinth family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Garden Star-of-Bethlehem, Snowflake, Nap-at-noon

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ornithogalum umbellatum   FAMILY: Hyacinthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ornithogalum umbellatum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ornithogalum umbellatum 041-28-001   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Lawns, old fields, bottomlands, forests, commonly cultivated

Common (uncommon GA Mountains & SC Coastal Plain)

Non-native: Europe

 


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camera icon Common Name: Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ornithogalum nutans   FAMILY: Hyacinthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ornithogalum nutans   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ornithogalum nutans 041-28-002   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Lawns and suburban woodlands, commonly cultivated

Waif(s)

Non-native: west Asia

 


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Common Name: English Bluebell

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Hyacinthoides nonscripta   FAMILY: Hyacinthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hyacinthoides non-scripta   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Persistent after cultivation

Waif(s)

Non-native: Europe

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Starch Grape-hyacinth, Blue Bottles

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Muscari neglectum   FAMILY: Hyacinthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Muscari neglectum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Muscari racemosum 041-30-001   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental, persistent and naturalized in lawns, old fields, suburban woodlands, and disturbed areas

Common in Mountains of GA & SC, common in NC Piedmont (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Non-native: Europe

 


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camera icon Common Name: Compact Grape-hyacinth

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Muscari botryoides   FAMILY: Hyacinthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Muscari botryoides   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Muscari botryoides 041-30-002   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Cultivated as an ornamental, persistent and naturalized in lawns, old fields, suburban woodlands, and disturbed areas

Uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Mountains

Non-native: Europe

 


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