Taxonomy

Classification

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

Synonyms

Gagea pratensis
Gagea bracteolaris
Gagea composita
Gagea equitans
Gagea gussonei
Gagea polymorpha
Gagea pomeranica
Gagea pratensis subsp. gussonei
Gagea pratensis subsp. stenopetala
Gagea pratensis var. sicula
Gagea schreberi
Gagea stenopetala
Gagea stenopetala subsp. pratensis
Gagea stenopetala subsp. schreberi
Gagea stenopetala var. pollinensis
Gagea stenopetala var. schreberi
Gagea succedanea
Ornithogalum exscapum
Ornithogalum glaucum
Ornithogalum intermedium
Ornithogalum nudiscapum
Ornithogalum pratense
Ornithogalum schreberi
Ornithogalum simplex
Ornithogalum stenopetalum
Ornithoxanthum pratense
Ornithoxanthum stenopetalum
Stellaster pratensis

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

Maximal 20 cm tall. inflorescence: mostly umbel-like, 1–5‑flowered; supporting-leaves: foliage-like. flowers: open, +/- spread to bell- or funnel-shaped; on the outside yellowish to greenish; on the inside yellowish. pedicels: (almost) glabrous. tepals: glabrous, 10–...

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Distribution

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Ecology

Links

• wiki (english)
• Floraweb (deutsch)
• inflora.CH (deutsch)
• wiki (deutsch)
• Tela Botanica (français)
• inflora.CH (français)
• wiki (français)
• inflora.CH (italiano)