| Species | Gagea lutea (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem) |
| Genus | Gagea (stars of bethlehem) |
| Family | LILIACEAE (lilies) |
| Order | LILIALES (lilies) |
| Class | MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants) |
| Phylum | TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants) |
| Kingdom | PLANTAE (plants) |
| Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
| Life | BIOTA (living things) |
| Records of Gagea lutea (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem) : | ||||
| 1: Gagea lutea (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem) | ||||
| 13 Apr 2008 | OSGR: SO90 | 51° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W | Vice County: East Glos (VC 33) | England |
| in flower under Beech tree | ||||
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| 2: Gagea lutea (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem) | ||||
| 2 Apr 2005 | OSGR: SP31 | 51° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W | Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) | England |
| on damp ground | ||||
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| Author | Year | Title | Source | |
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| Anon. | Gagea lutea / Hyacinthoides non-scripta, vegetative | Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012 | ||
| Sterry, P. | 2004 | Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem | Vol 15, No. 5 Page: 366 |
Gagea lutea (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Gagea lutea (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem)
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 BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gagea lutea (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem)
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A. Distinguished from the exceedingly rare Early Star of Bethlehem (G. bohemica) by:
1. Single basal leaf 7-15mm broad.
B. Distinguished from bluebells (Hyacinthoides spp) by:
1. Leaf with 3 ridges on back.
2. Leaf bent or kinked towards apex.
Young plants often greatly outnumber mature plants. They have tufts of long, vertical, very thin leaves; quite unlike the broader leaves of the mature plant.
Scarce
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