Gagea lutea




Family Liliaceae
Sunfamily Lilioideae
Tribe Tulipeae
Scientific name Gagea lutea (L.) Ker Gawler
Synonyms Gagea coreana Koidzumi, non H. Léveillé; Gagea coreana Nakai, not H. Léveillé; Gagea fascicularis Salisbury; Gagea lutea (L.) Ker Gawler var. nakaiana (Kitagawa) Q. S. Sun; Gagea nakaiana Kitagawa; Gagea pratensis Nakai; Gagea sylvatica (Persoon) Loudon; Ornithogalum luteum L.; Ornithogalum sylvaticum Persoon
Common name (Japanese common name) kibana-no-amana (キバナノアマナ, 黄花甘菜 [meaninbg: yellow flowers amana (amana = Tulipa edulis)])
(English common name) yellow star of Bethlehem, our lady's cowslip
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (mainly eastern area), Shikoku (rare)
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Europe
Habitat Mountains, mountane fields
Chromosomal number 2n=48
Description Leaves 15-35cm long, 5-10mm wide. Scapes 15-22cm tall, 2 bracts each 3-6mm long. Flowers4-10 pedicels each 2-5cm long, yellow perianths 14mm long, flowering in March to May. Fruits ca. 3mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Gagea lutea (L.) Ker Gawl.
Gagea nakaiana Kitagawa



March 2007
at mountane forest
March 2007
at mountane forest
March 2007
at mountane forest



March 2008
at my home
March 2008
at my home
March 2008
at my home