| Author | (Lindley) Traub | |
| Distribution | From the upper Piedmont to the Coast, with a gap in the middle and inner Coastal Plain; only one or two Mountain records.
Native of South America; in N.A. in the Southeastern states. | |
| Abundance | Uncommon, except rare in Mountain counties. | |
| Habitat | Lawn weed or garden escape, roadsides, campuses, sidewalks, vacant lots, fields, sports fields, cemeteries, etc. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting March-April. | |
| Identification | This species grows from a small bulb; the leaves are slender, up to 6 inches long. The scapes are solitary, about as long as leaves or a bit longer. The flower is solitary, terminal, white (star-like) with a blue stripe on the outer side of the tepals. Tepals are wider and blunter than those of Ornithogalum umbellatum. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | Weakley (2018) listed this species as Tristagma uniflorum, but has returned it to its older name of Ipheion in 2020.
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| Other Common Name(s) | Springstar, Star-of-Bethlehem | |
| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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