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Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem

Ornithogalum nutans

Found in lawns and suburban woodlands, commonly cultivated. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Northern Tier edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Harmful

Not native to West Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 41%

Light
Partial shade, Full sun
Soil moisture
Dry to wet

Do not plant. Listed invasive in West Virginia.

At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

County records are not available.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Forests and woodlands

Forest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry.

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

All habitats

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including WV

Genus host records with ranges including WV · Ornithogalum

  • Agnorisma badinodisPale-Banded Dart
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Hyacinthaceae

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Drooping Star of Bethlehem

Conservation status

West Virginia rankSNA
Global rankGNR
WV statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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