Gagea lutea Ker Gawl.

Yellow star-of-bethlehem (en), Ornithogale jaune (fr), Gagée jaune (fr), Gagée des bois (fr), Étoile jaune (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Gagea

Characteristics

A bulb plant. It is a herb. The leaves are fleshy.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Damp woods and pastures, especially on basic soils.
More
It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The young leaves are cooked as a potherb. The dried bulb is occasionally used as a spice.
Uses potherb spice
Edible bulbs leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Gagea lutea habit picture by Jean-Francois Julien (cc-by-sa)
Gagea lutea habit picture by Françoise Peyrissat (cc-by-sa)
Gagea lutea habit picture by stepan koci (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Gagea lutea leaf picture by Veit Zebralla (cc-by-sa)
Gagea lutea leaf picture by valenich (cc-by-sa)
Gagea lutea leaf picture by Thomas Andreef (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Gagea lutea flower picture by Martin Rafaj (cc-by-sa)
Gagea lutea flower picture by sasko285 (cc-by-sa)
Gagea lutea flower picture by sasko285 (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Gagea lutea fruit picture by Thibaut Durr (cc-by-sa)
Gagea lutea fruit picture by Thibaut Durr (cc-by-sa)
Gagea lutea fruit picture by Thibaut Durr (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Gagea lutea world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Pakistan, Poland, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:535577-1
WFO ID wfo-0000768544
COL ID 6K88F
BDTFX ID 28641
INPN ID 99185
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

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