Biology:Gagea lacaitae

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the family Liliaceae

Gagea lacaitae
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Gagea
Species:
G. lacaitae
Binomial name
Gagea lacaitae
(Parl.) Parl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Gagea granatellii var. boveana A.Terracc.
  • Gagea granatellii var. bulbillifera A.Terracc.

Gagea lacaitae is a Mediterranean and Black Sea species of plants in the lily family. It is native to Spain incl. Balearic Islands, France incl. Corsica, Italy (Abruzzo + Sicily), Morocco, and Algeria.[1][2]

Gagea lacaitae is a bulb-forming herb with yellow flowers.[3]

The species is named for British botanist and politician Charles Carmichael Lacaita, 1853–1933.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Tison, J.M. (2009). An update of the genus Gagea Salisb. (Liliaceae) in the Iberian peninsula. Lagascalia 29: 7-22.
  3. Altervista Flora Italiana, Cipollaccio giallo di Lacaita Gagea lacaitae

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15542609 entry