Gagea villosa (M.Bieb.) Sweet

Hairy star of bethlehem (en), Gagée des champs (fr), Gagée velue (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Gagea

Characteristics

A lily.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The corm is peeled and eaten raw.
Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Gagea villosa habit picture by Manuëlle (cc-by-sa)
Gagea villosa habit picture by Zioivan Beirut (cc-by-sa)
Gagea villosa habit picture by Michael Andresek (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Gagea villosa leaf picture by Zioivan Beirut (cc-by-sa)
Gagea villosa leaf picture by B Galgia (cc-by-sa)
Gagea villosa leaf picture by Anna G (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Gagea villosa flower picture by Carlo Poggio (cc-by-sa)
Gagea villosa flower picture by Taverna Audline (cc-by-sa)
Gagea villosa flower picture by Raphaël Colombo (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Gagea villosa world distribution map, present in Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Palau, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tunisia, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77068538-1
WFO ID wfo-0000768743
COL ID 6K88Z
BDTFX ID 28677
INPN ID 99211
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ornithoxanthum villosum Ornithogalum villosum Gagea arvensis f. obtusiflora Gagea arvensis f. bulbifera Gagea arvensis subsp. hervieri Gagea arvensis var. gracilis Gagea arvensis var. alboffii Gagea arvensis f. semiglabra Gagea arvensis f. uniflora Gagea villosa

Lower taxons

Gagea villosa var. villosa Gagea villosa var. hermonis