📍 Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina 🗓 Date: April 14, 2026 🐾 Media: Image 🌿 Species: Common Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) 📝 Notes: Small bulb-forming perennial wildflower commonly found in lawns, meadows, roadsides, woodland edges, and disturbed habitats across much of Europe and widely introduced in North America. Produces narrow grass-like leaves with a pale central stripe and clusters of white star-shaped flowers, often marked with green on the outer petals.
Blooms mainly during spring and spreads readily through underground bulbs and offsets, sometimes forming dense patches in turf and garden areas. Flowers open in bright sunlight and close during cloudy weather or at night. All parts of the plant are considered toxic if ingested, particularly the bulbs, which contain cardiac glycosides harmful to humans and animals.
🔗 iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/349906316
