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 |