Gagea lutea

Gagea lutea
	1885 illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Tribe:	Lilieae
Genus:	Gagea
Species:	G. lutea
Binomial name
	Gagea lutea; (L.) Ker Gawl
Synonyms
	Synonymy Ornithogalum luteum L. ; Gagea fascicularis Salisb. ; Ornithoxanthum luteum (L.) Link ; Solenarium luteum (L.) Dulac). ; Stellaster luteus (L.) Kuntze ; Ornithogalum sylvaticum Pers. ; Ornithogalum persoonii Hoppe ; Gagea glauca Sweet. ; Ornithoxanthum persoonii (Hoppe) Link ; Ornithoxanthum sylvaticum (Pers.) Link ; Gagea sylvatica (Pers.) Loudon ; Gagea elegans Wall. ex G.Don ; Gagea transsilvanica Schur ; Gagea glauca Blocki ; Gagea indica Pascher ; Gagea lowariensis Pascher ; Gagea escarelii Arènes & Bouchard ;

Gagea lutea, known as the yellow star-of-Bethlehem, is a Eurasian flowering plant species in the family Liliaceae. It is widespread in central Europe with scattered populations in Great Britain, Spain, and Norway to Siberia and Japan.

Gagea lutea is a bulb-forming herbaceous perennial with lanceolate leaves and green-tinged yellow flowers with 6 tepals. It is a predominantly lowland species that inhabits moist, base-rich, shady habitats including; broad-leaf woodlands, hedgerows, limestone pavements, pastures, and riverbanks. It has been used as an indicator of ancient woodland in East Anglia.