Gagea lutea

Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem

1885 illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
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, the Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem, is a Eurasian flowering plant species in the family Liliaceae. It is widespread from Spain and Norway to Siberia and Japan.

Gagea lutea is a bulb-forming perennial herb with lanceolate leaves and yellow flowers.