Gagea lutea

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Gagea lutea
Illustration Gagea lutea0.jpg
1885 illustration [1]
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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
Binomial name
Gagea lutea
(L.) Ker Gawl
Synonyms [2]
Synonymy
  • Ornithogalum luteumL.
  • Gagea fascicularisSalisb.
  • Ornithoxanthum luteum(L.) Link
  • Solenarium luteum(L.) Dulac).
  • Stellaster luteus(L.) Kuntze
  • Ornithogalum sylvaticumPers.
  • Ornithogalum persooniiHoppe
  • Gagea glaucaSweet.
  • Ornithoxanthum persoonii(Hoppe) Link
  • Ornithoxanthum sylvaticum(Pers.) Link
  • Gagea sylvatica(Pers.) Loudon
  • Gagea elegansWall. ex G.Don
  • Gagea transsilvanicaSchur
  • Gagea glaucaBlocki
  • Gagea indicaPascher
  • Gagea lowariensisPascher
  • Gagea escareliiArènes & Bouchard

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

  1. ↑ illustration from Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885, Gera, Germany
  2. 1 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 (eds.). "Gagea lutea (L.) Ker Gawl". BSBI Online Plant Atlas 2020. Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Francis Rose (1999). "Indicators of ancient woodland" (PDF). British Wildlife: 246. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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