Yellow star of Bethlehem | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Lilieae |
Genus: | Gagea |
Species: | G. pratensis |
Binomial name | |
Gagea pratensis | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Synonymy
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Gagea pratensis, called the yellow star-of-Bethlehem, [2] is a European and Mediterranean plant species in the lily family. It is widespread across much of Europe as well as Turkey and Morocco. [1] It was first described to science by Persoon in 1794. [3]
Gagea pratensis is a bulb-forming perennial. Flowers are generally yellow, sometimes with a green stripe along the backside of each tepal. [4]
Gagea is a large genus of spring flowers in the lily family. It is found primarily in Eurasia with a few species extending into North Africa and one species in North America.
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.
Gagea bohemica, the early star-of-Bethlehem or Radnor lily, is a European and Mediterranean species of flowering plant in the lily family. It is sometimes referred to as the Welsh Star-of-Bethlehem.
Tragus, commonly called bur gras, burr grass or carrot-seed grass, is a genus of plants in the grass family. It is native to Africa, Australia, and Eurasia with several species on islands in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans plus one species in Argentina.
Gagea minima, known as the least gagea, is a Eurasian species of plants in the lily family.
Gagea spathacea, the Belgian gagea, is a European species of small bulbous perennial plants in the lily family. It is distinguished from other members of its genus by its large leaves and the lack of any surface ornamentation of its flower stalks and its leaves.
Gagea villosa, common name hairy star of Bethlehem, is a Eurasian and North African plant species in the lily family.
Gagea liotardii is a Eurasian and North African species of plants in the lily family. It is a bulb-forming perennial up to 15 cm tall. Flowers are generally bright yellow to yellow-green. Its native range stretches from Spain and Morocco to Mongolia.
Gagea juliae, the yellow star-of-Cyprus, is a plant species in the lily family, native to Cyprus and southern Turkey.
Gagea filiformis is an Asian species of plants in the lily family, native to Russia, China (Xinjiang), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Mongolia.
Gagea granulosa is a Eurasian species of plants in the lily family. It is native to Russia, Kazakhstan, China (Xinjiang), and Mongolia.
Gagea granatellii is a Mediterranean and Black Sea species of plants in the lily family. It is native to Spain incl. Balearic Islands, France incl. Corsica, Italy, Libya, Greece, Romania, and Crimea.
Gagea lacaitae is a Mediterranean and Black Sea species of plants in the lily family. It is native to Spain incl. Balearic Islands, France incl. Corsica, Italy, Morocco, and Algeria.
Gagea mauritanica is a Mediterranean plant species in the lily family. It is native to France (Provence), Italy, the Balearic Islands, and Algeria.
Gagea peduncularis is a Mediterranean plant species in the lily family. It is native to Italy (Apulia), Greece, the Balkans, Turkey, Cyprus, and Libya.
Gagea pusilla is a Eurasian plant species in the lily family. It is native to Italy, Greece, the Balkans, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, and Kazakhstan.
Gagea ramulosa is a Eurasian and North African plant species in the lily family. It is native to France, Sardinia, Sicily, Greece, Turkey, Libya, Ukraine, European Russia, Caucasus, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan. Some authors consider this to be the same species as G. dubia, but the World Checklist does have it listed as a distinct species.
Crepis pannonica, the pasture hawksbeard, is a European species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern Europe and the Caucasus, as well as being sparingly naturalized in the State of Connecticut in the northeastern United States.
Crepis pulchra is a European species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae with the common name smallflower hawksbeard. It is widespread across much of Europe as well as in Morocco, Algeria, and western and central Asia. It has also become naturalized in the parts of the United States and in the Canadian Province of Ontario.
Yellow star-of-Bethlehem is a common name for several plants and may refer to: