Gagea juliae
| Yellow star-of-Cyprus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
| Tribe: | Lilieae |
| Genus: | Gagea |
| Species: | G. juliae
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| Binomial name | |
| Gagea juliae | |
Gagea juliae, the yellow star-of-Cyprus, is a plant species in the lily family, native to Cyprus and southern Turkey.[1][2][3]
Gagea juliae is a bulbous perennial herb with erect stems 2–20 cm high. Flowers yellow internally with a broad greenish stripe externally on each perianth segment. Flowering February–April.[4]
Habitat
On damp shaded hillsides in
garigue
, by roadsides or in moist rock crevices or in pine forest at 50–1650 m altitude.
Distribution
Native to
Yialousa.[5]
References
- ^ Pascher, Adolf Adolph A. 1904. Lotos 52: 124
- ^ Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ISBN 9963-7931-0-X
- ISBN 9963-42-067-2
External links
- The Plant List
- Diomedia color photo
- Mediterranean Garden Society Forum color photo
- Alamy Stock Photo - Gagea juliae endemic Flower color photo