Gagea lutea
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| 1885 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
| Tribe: | Lilieae |
| Genus: | Gagea |
| Species: | G. lutea
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| Binomial name | |
| Gagea lutea (L.) Ker Gawl
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Synonymy
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Gagea lutea, known as the yellow star-of-Bethlehem, is a Eurasian flowering plant species in the family Liliaceae. It is widespread in central Europe with scattered populations in Great Britain, Spain, and Norway to Siberia and Japan.[3][2]
Gagea lutea is a bulb-forming herbaceous perennial with lanceolate leaves and green-tinged yellow flowers with 6 tepals.[4][5][6] It is a predominantly lowland species that inhabits moist, base-rich, shady habitats including; broad-leaf woodlands, hedgerows, limestone pavements, pastures, and riverbanks.[7] It has been used as an indicator of ancient woodland in East Anglia.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ illustration from Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885, Gera, Germany
- ^ a b "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Gagea lutea". Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Gagea (L.) Ker Gawl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ John Bellenden (1809). "Gagea lutea, yellow gagea". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 30: 1200. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "The Plant List: Ornithogalum luteum". Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Missouri Botanic Garden. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Cipollaccio giallo stellato Gagea lutea (L.) Ker Gawl.
- ^ P.A. Stroh; T. A. Humphrey; R.J. Burkmar; O.L. Pescott; D.B. Roy; K.J. Walker (eds.). "Gagea lutea (L.) Ker Gawl". BSBI Online Plant Atlas 2020. Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Francis Rose (1999). "Indicators of ancient woodland" (PDF). British Wildlife: 246. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.