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][2]

Gagea lutea
1885 illustration[1]
Scientific classification Edit this 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

G. 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
  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. "Gagea (L.) Ker Gawl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  4. John Bellenden (1809). "Gagea lutea, yellow gagea". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 30: 1200. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. "The Plant List: Ornithogalum luteum". Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Missouri Botanic Garden. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. Altervista Flora Italiana, Cipollaccio giallo stellato Gagea lutea (L.) Ker Gawl.
  7. P.A. Stroh, T. A. Humphrey, R.J. Burkmar, O.L. Pescott, D.B. Roy, & K.J. Walker (ed.). "Gagea lutea (L.) Ker Gawl". BSBI Online Plant Atlas 2020. Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 19 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
  8. Francis Rose (1999). "Indicators of ancient woodland" (PDF). British Wildlife: 246. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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