Liliaceae

Yellow star-of-bethlehem

Gagea lutea (L.) Ker Gawl.

Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Gagea

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Common names

By language (34)

Armenian: Սագասոխուկ դեղին
arz: جاجيا لوتيا
Bangla: বেথলেহেম-এর হলদে তারা
Belarusian: Гусіная цыбуля жоўтая, Гусіная цыбуля, Снедзік
Bulgarian: Обикновен гарвански лук
Chinese: 顶冰花
Czech: Křivatec žlutý
Danish: Almindelig Guldstjerne
Dutch: Bosgeelster
English: Yellow star-of-bethlehem, Yellow star of Bethlehem
Estonian: Kollane kuldtäht
Finnish: Isokäenrieska
French: Gagée jaune, Gagée des bois, Ornithogale jaune
Georgian: Ჩიტისთავა
German: Gelber Gelbstern, Wald-Gelbstern, Wald-Goldstern, Gewöhnlicher Gelbstern
Hindi: ग्यागीया ल्युटिया
hsb: Złota zaznička
Hungarian: Sárga tyúktaréj
Japanese: キバナノアマナ
Lithuanian: Paprastoji vištapienė
Malayalam: ഗാഗിയ ലുട്ടിയ
Norwegian Bokmål: Gullstjerne
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gullstjerne
Odia: ଗ୍ୟାଗିୟା ଲୁଟିଆ
Persian: نجم طلایی
Polish: Złoć żółta
Punjabi: ਗਾਗੀਆ ਲਿਊਟੀਆ
Russian: Гусиный лук жёлтый
Slovak: Krivec žltý
Slovenian: Rumena pasja čebulica
Swedish: Vårlök
Ukrainian: Зірочки жовті, Зірочки маленькі
Welsh: Seren-Fethlehem felen
Western Frisian: Boskgoudstjer

Synonyms

Gagea elegans Wall.
Gagea elegans Wall. ex G.Don
Gagea fascicularis Salisb.
Gagea fascicularis var. multiplex Gray
Gagea glauca Sweet
Gagea glauca Blocki
Gagea indica Pascher
Gagea lowariensis Pascher
Gagea lutea f. banatica (Asch. & Graebn.) Zacharof
Gagea lutea f. bulbillifera Zoz & Kultenko
Gagea lutea f. gracillima (Schur) Zacharof
Gagea lutea f. maxima (Schur) Zacharof
Gagea lutea f. simplex (Schur) Zacharof
Gagea lutea f. szepusiana (Ullep.) Asch. & Graebn.
Gagea lutea f. szepusiana (Ullep.) Zacharof
Gagea lutea var. angustifolia A.Terracc.
Gagea lutea var. australis A.Terracc.
Gagea lutea var. australis Lindem.
Gagea lutea var. banatica Asch. & Graebn.
Gagea lutea var. bifida Goiran
Gagea lutea var. bulbifera Goiran
Gagea lutea var. bulbifera Grinţ.
Gagea lutea var. foliosa A.Terracc.
Gagea lutea var. glauca L.Klein
Gagea lutea var. glauca A.Terracc.
Gagea lutea var. glaucescens Lange
Gagea lutea var. gracillima Schur
Gagea lutea var. latifolia A.Terracc.
Gagea lutea var. longifolia A.Terracc.
Gagea lutea var. major Goiran
Gagea lutea var. maxima Schur
Gagea lutea var. minor Goiran
Gagea lutea var. monantha Goiran
Gagea lutea var. poliphylla A.Terracc.
Gagea lutea var. pratensis Schur
Gagea lutea var. prolifera Goiran
Gagea lutea var. pubescens Goiran
Gagea lutea var. simplex Schur
Gagea lutea var. spathacea A.Terracc.
Gagea lutea var. sylvatica Lindem.

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Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.