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Ornithogalum nutans, nodding Star of Bethlehem

Photo taken Locality: Greece, Crete, Lasithi, Dikti mt
Photo taken by:
Avramakis, M.
Photo taken date:
June 2008

Drooping Star of Bethlehem

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Photo of inflorescence of nodding Star of Bethlehem, Ornithogalum nutans in Dikti mt in Crete, Greece. This bulbous herbaceous annual has white bell-like flowers that occur in racemes and face downwards. It grows in mountain prairies and phrygana shrubland.

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