Not to be semantically confused with : Star-Thistle nor Star-of-Persia nor Star Sedge () [plants with similar names]

No relation to : Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem (Gagea lutea) nor with Early Star-of-Bethlehem (Gagea bohemica) which are 'Star-of-Bethlehems' with yellow flowers and similar names but which belong to differing genera]. Both of these yellow-flowered Star-of-Bethlehems lack the central tube containing the sexual organs: stamens and stigma which Spiked Star-of-Bethlehem has].

Many similarities to : Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum nutans) but the flowers do not fully open but instead form open bell-shapes, are on shorter stalks and droop downwards (rather than face either outwards or are angled upwards)

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Is related to : Garden Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) [a plant with similar name to another name for this plant: Bath Asparagus].

It is known to some as Bath Asparagus because it was once eaten as asparagus in Bath, Somerset. Like Star-of-Bethlehem it is probably poisonous despite it formerly being eaten as a vegetable like Asparagus, but then, Asparagus is cooked before eating, which may neutralise a lot of the toxins. It is still found in Bath and is localised in Southern England and northwards to Hunts where it is native and naturalised; elsewhere found in scattered locations of England and Wales.