Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem | |
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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 |
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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.