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Gagea lutea (L.) Ker Gawl.

Yellow Star-Of-Bethlehem

Liliaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Liliaceae (Lily family)
Genus: Gagea (Star Of Bethlehem)

Synonyms

Gagea lutea
Gagea burnatii
Gagea coreana
Gagea elegans
Gagea escarelii
Gagea fascicularis
Gagea glauca
Gagea indica
Gagea lowariensis
Gagea lutea subsp. burnatii
Gagea lutea subsp. orosiae
Gagea lutea var. angustifolia
Gagea lutea var. australis
Gagea lutea var. banatica
Gagea lutea var. bifida
Gagea lutea var. bulbifera
Gagea lutea var. foliosa
Gagea lutea var. glauca
Gagea lutea var. glaucescens
Gagea lutea var. gracillima
Gagea lutea var. latifolia
Gagea lutea var. longifolia
Gagea lutea var. major
Gagea lutea var. maxima
Gagea lutea var. minor
Gagea lutea var. monantha
Gagea lutea var. poliphylla
Gagea lutea var. pratensis
Gagea lutea var. prolifera
Gagea lutea var. pubescens
Gagea lutea var. simplex
Gagea lutea var. spathacea
Gagea lutea var. sylvatica
Gagea lutea var. transsilvanica
Gagea lutea var. uniflora
Gagea lutea var. viridis
Gagea moorcroftiana
Gagea pusilla subsp. burnatii
Gagea pusilla subsp. reverchonii
Gagea reverchonii
Gagea sylvatica
Gagea sylvatica var. vistulensis
Gagea szepusiana
Gagea transsilvanica
Ornithogalum luteum
Ornithogalum majus
Ornithogalum persoonii
Ornithogalum sylvaticum
Ornithoxanthum luteum
Ornithoxanthum persoonii
Ornithoxanthum sylvaticum
Solenarium luteum
Stellaster luteus

Related species

Gagea liotardii (Sternb.) Schult. & Schult. f. - Star Of Bethlehem
Gagea spathacea (Hayne) Salisb. - Belgian Gagea
Gagea villosa (M. Bieb.) Sweet - Field Star-Of-Bethlehem
Gagea minima (L.) Ker Gawl. - Small Star Of Bethlehem
Gagea bohemica (Zauschn.) Schult. & Schult. f. - Early Star-Of-Bethlehem
Gagea pratensis (Pers.) Dumort. - Yellow Star-Of-Bethlehem
Gagea megapolitana Henker - Mecklenburg Star-Of-Bethlehem
Gagea lutea (L.) Ker Gawl. - Yellow Star-Of-Bethlehem

Traits


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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Gagea lutea

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Gagea lutea

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Gagea lutea

Gagea lutea

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, intensively used grassland, ruderal vegetation, parks, gardens

  • in alkaline, periodically wet habitats

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