Introduced and assessed as invasive in the lower 48 states
iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.
US-RIIS assesses a species as invasive when it causes, or is likely to cause, harm there, or is at least locally abundant and harmful ecologically, economically, or to health.
Season shown in 14 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio
No result yet (11)
Recorded, too few records for a result (59)
Recorded, season not shown (4)
Season shown (14)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
common star-of-Bethlehem by Ohio county: records and mapped range
County
Records
Adams County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Allen County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Athens County
48 · Season shown
Auglaize County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Belmont County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Brown County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Butler County
65 · Season shown
Carroll County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Clark County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County
47 · Season shown
Clinton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana County
28 · Recorded, season not shown
Coshocton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Crawford County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County
95 · Season shown
Darke County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Defiance County
No qualifying records yet
Delaware County
24 · Season shown
Erie County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Fayette County
No qualifying records yet
Franklin County
108 · Season shown
Fulton County
No qualifying records yet
Gallia County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Greene County
55 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County
201 · Season shown
Hancock County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hardin County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Harrison County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Henry County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Highland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Holmes County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Huron County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Jackson County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Knox County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lake County
20 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Licking County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Logan County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County
22 · Season shown
Lucas County
33 · Season shown
Madison County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Marion County
No qualifying records yet
Medina County
25 · Season shown
Meigs County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Mercer County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Miami County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Monroe County
No qualifying records yet
Montgomery County
47 · Season shown
Morgan County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Morrow County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Noble County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Paulding County
No qualifying records yet
Perry County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Pike County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Portage County
22 · Season shown
Preble County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Putnam County
No qualifying records yet
Richland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ross County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Scioto County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Seneca County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Shelby County
No qualifying records yet
Stark County
24 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County
87 · Season shown
Trumbull County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Union County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert County
No qualifying records yet
Vinton County
No qualifying records yet
Warren County
27 · Season shown
Washington County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Williams County
No qualifying records yet
Wood County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot County
Recorded, too few records for a result
No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.
Season
When it is recorded
In Franklin County
Late April to late May, middle week May 10–16
Middle week · May 10–16
This week · Nov 8–14
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Franklin County · records of all species each week, 95,840 in all
Records per week from 108 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.
Recorded on 67 dates. Latest record: May 2025.
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Records of common star-of-Bethlehem in Franklin County each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of common star-of-Bethlehem
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
0
0
417
Jan 11–17
0
0
236
Jan 18–24
0
0
236
Jan 25–31
0
0
236
Feb 1–7
0
0
244
Feb 8–14
1
1
360
Feb 15–21
0
0
270
Feb 22–28
0
0
401
Mar 1–7
0
0
483
Mar 8–14
0
0
567
Mar 15–21
0
0
561
Mar 22–28
0
0
750
Mar 29 – Apr 4
0
0
1,310
Apr 5–11
0
0
1,456
Apr 12–18
0
0
2,408
Apr 19–25
2
2
2,525
Apr 26 – May 2
9
4
2,812
May 3–9
29
7
2,785
May 10–16
35
7
2,381
May 17–23
26
5
2,651
May 24–30
6
3
2,735
May 31 – Jun 6
0
0
2,861
Jun 7–13
0
0
2,986
Jun 14–20
0
0
2,980
Jun 21–27
0
0
3,051
Jun 28 – Jul 4
0
0
3,121
Jul 5–11
0
0
3,399
Jul 12–18
0
0
3,754
Jul 19–25
0
0
3,305
Jul 26 – Aug 1
0
0
3,347
Aug 2–8
0
0
3,803
Aug 9–15
0
0
3,507
Aug 16–22
0
0
3,137
Aug 23–29
0
0
3,249
Aug 30 – Sep 5
0
0
3,487
Sep 6–12
0
0
3,215
Sep 13–19
0
0
3,368
Sep 20–26
0
0
2,586
Sep 27 – Oct 3
0
0
3,624
Oct 4–10
0
0
2,701
Oct 11–17
0
0
2,107
Oct 18–24
0
0
1,201
Oct 25–31
0
0
1,123
Nov 1–7
0
0
789
Nov 8–14
0
0
798
Nov 15–21
0
0
468
Nov 22–28
0
0
522
Nov 29 – Dec 5
0
0
225
Dec 6–12
0
0
234
Dec 13–19
0
0
392
Dec 20–26
0
0
254
Dec 27 – Jan 2
0
0
422
Reported in flower
No flowering season shown here. Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet.
Reported in fruit
Only 1 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.
In Ohio
Late April to late May, middle week May 10–16
Middle week · May 10–16
This week · Nov 8–14
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all
Records per week from 1,658 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.
Recorded on 324 dates. Latest record: June 2025.
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Records of common star-of-Bethlehem in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of common star-of-Bethlehem
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
0
0
6,211
Jan 11–17
0
0
5,146
Jan 18–24
0
0
4,645
Jan 25–31
0
0
4,698
Feb 1–7
0
0
6,023
Feb 8–14
1
1
5,888
Feb 15–21
3
3
5,436
Feb 22–28
0
0
6,846
Mar 1–7
0
0
8,321
Mar 8–14
1
1
10,384
Mar 15–21
1
1
12,620
Mar 22–28
7
4
13,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4
6
3
19,661
Apr 5–11
1
1
26,860
Apr 12–18
12
6
39,925
Apr 19–25
51
9
41,623
Apr 26 – May 2
150
10
56,391
May 3–9
329
9
52,952
May 10–16
422
9
53,785
May 17–23
411
10
57,698
May 24–30
231
10
54,651
May 31 – Jun 6
26
7
53,099
Jun 7–13
4
3
53,700
Jun 14–20
1
1
56,625
Jun 21–27
0
0
55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4
0
0
58,477
Jul 5–11
0
0
61,336
Jul 12–18
0
0
64,722
Jul 19–25
0
0
69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1
0
0
59,416
Aug 2–8
0
0
59,712
Aug 9–15
0
0
55,994
Aug 16–22
0
0
54,328
Aug 23–29
0
0
51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5
0
0
57,167
Sep 6–12
1
1
59,075
Sep 13–19
0
0
54,543
Sep 20–26
0
0
45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3
0
0
43,180
Oct 4–10
0
0
37,841
Oct 11–17
0
0
30,824
Oct 18–24
0
0
21,156
Oct 25–31
0
0
19,021
Nov 1–7
0
0
14,172
Nov 8–14
0
0
12,621
Nov 15–21
0
0
7,965
Nov 22–28
0
0
8,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5
0
0
6,083
Dec 6–12
0
0
6,004
Dec 13–19
0
0
5,423
Dec 20–26
0
0
5,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2
0
0
8,459
Reported in flower
Usually reported in flower late April to late May, middle week May 10–16.
From 374 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.
Reported in fruit
Only 1 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.
What these results show
These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.
Identification
How to identify it
Telling it apart
From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.
Drooping Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum nutans80 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Virginia SpringbeautyClaytonia virginica57 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Spring starflowerIpheion uniflorum21 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
long-stalked sedgeCarex pedunculata20 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
common snowdropGalanthus nivalis19 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.
Months not reported
Jan: no record
Feb: recorded
Mar: recorded
Apr: recorded
May: recorded
Jun: recorded
Jul: no record
Aug: no record
Sep: recorded
Oct: no record
Nov: no record
Dec: no record
Not reported in Ohio in July to August and October to January, 2016 to 2025.
Land cover where it is recorded
Land cover
Its recordsAll Ohio records
Developed
62%49%
Forest
29%31%
Farmland
6%11%
Wetland
3%5%
Open water
0.3%3%
Grassland and shrub
0.1%0.9%
From 1,060 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
Where these results come from
Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.
