Gagea lutea is
a perennial herb occurring in sunny grasslands or forest edges;
bulbs are in the shape of an oval, wearing integuments tinged with
yellow. Radical leaves are single, linear, and white-green,
measuring 15-30cm in length. Flower stalks grow to 15-25cm in
height, with two bracts on the upper parts, and yellow flowers set
themselves 3 to 10 on the tips of them in the way of an umbel.
Perianth lobes are six, 1.2-1.5cm long, linear-oblong, and backsides
tinge somewhat green. Stamens are six, shorter than the perianth
segments. Bloom time: April-May. |