- Gagea
Taxobox
name = "Gagea"
image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Gagea lutea"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Liliales
familia =Liliaceae
genus = "Gagea"
genus_authority = Salisb.
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = over 100"Gagea" is a large
genus of springflower s in theLiliaceae found inEurope and westernAsia . It is named after the English naturalist Sir Thomas Gage. They were originally described as species of "Ornithogalum ", which, together with the usual yellow colour of the flowers, explains the English name "Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem" for the most common species in Europe, "Gagea lutea", which grows in dampdeciduous woodland .elected Species
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Gagea arvensis " - Field Gagea
*"Gagea bohemica " - Early Star-of-Bethlehem, Radnor Lily
*"Gagea graeca "
*"Gagea lutea " - Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem
*"Gagea pratensis " - Meadow Gagea
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