Gagea lutea

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][4][2]

Gagea lutea
1885 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Gagea
Species:
G. lutea
Binomial name
Gagea lutea
(L.) Ker Gawl
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy
  • Ornithogalum luteum L.
  • Gagea fascicularis Salisb.
  • Ornithoxanthum luteum (L.) Link
  • Solenarium luteum (L.) Dulac).
  • Stellaster luteus (L.) Kuntze
  • Ornithogalum sylvaticum Pers.
  • Ornithogalum persoonii Hoppe
  • Gagea glauca Sweet.
  • Ornithoxanthum persoonii (Hoppe) Link
  • Ornithoxanthum sylvaticum (Pers.) Link
  • Gagea sylvatica (Pers.) Loudon
  • Gagea elegans Wall. ex G.Don
  • Gagea transsilvanica Schur
  • Gagea glauca Blocki
  • Gagea indica Pascher
  • Gagea lowariensis Pascher
  • Gagea escarelii Arènes & Bouchard

Gagea lutea is a bulb-forming herbaceous perennial with lanceolate leaves and yellow flowers with 6 tepals.[5][6][7] It is a predominantly lowland species that inhabits moist, base-rich, shady habitats including; broad-leaf woodlands, hedgerows, limestone pavements, pastures, and riverbanks.[3] It has been used as an indicator of ancient woodland in East Anglia.[8]

References
  1. illustration from Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885, Gera, Germany
  2. "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Gagea lutea". Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. "On-line Atlas of British and Irish Flora: Gagea lutea". Biological Records Centre and Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  4. "Den Virtuella Floran: Björnbrodd, Gagea lutea (L.) Ker Gawl". Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. John Bellenden (1809). "Gagea lutea, yellow gagea". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 30: 1200. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. "The Plant List: Ornithogalum luteum". Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Missouri Botanic Garden. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  7. Altervista Flora Italiana, Cipollaccio giallo stellato Gagea lutea (L.) Ker Gawl.
  8. Francis Rose (1999). "Indicators of ancient woodland" (PDF). British Wildlife: 246. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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