Gagea lutea

Gagea lutea
	1885 illustration
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
	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, 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. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

External links[edit]

[1] ustration from Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885, Gera, Germany

[Kew-2] "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Gagea lutea". Retrieved 1 February 2019.

[powo-3] "Gagea (L.) Ker Gawl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[botanicus-4] John Bellenden (1809). "Gagea lutea, yellow gagea". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 30: 1200. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

[tpl-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.

[PlantAtlas2020-7] 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.

[BW-8] Francis Rose (1999). "Indicators of ancient woodland" (PDF). British Wildlife: 246. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

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