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
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 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]