Gagea

Gagea
Gagea lutea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Genus:	Gagea Salisb.
Synonyms
Upoxis Adans. Rhabdocrinum Rchb. Ornithoxanthum Link Lloydia Salisb. ex Rchb. 1830 not Delile 1844 (Poaceae) Nectarobothrium Ledeb. Cronyxium Raf. Hemierium Raf. Hornungia Bernh. [1840], illegitimate homonym not Rchb. [1837] (Brassicaceae) Reggeria Raf. Bulbillaria Zucc. Plecostigma Turcz. Boissiera Haens. ex Willk. [1846], illegitimate homonym not Hochst. ex Steud. [1840] (syn of Bromus in Poaceae) nor Hochst. ex Griseb. [1852] (Poaceae) Solenarium Dulac Szechenyia Kanitz Giraldiella Dammer

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 North America.

The genus is named after the English naturalist Sir Thomas Gage (1791-1820). They were originally described as species of Ornithogalum, which, together with the usual yellow colour of the flowers, explains the English name yellow star-of-Bethlehem for the common European species, Gagea lutea.

As of January 2014^[update], the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognizes over 200 species, including those previously assigned to Lloydia.

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