Liliaceae FAMILY

Gagea lutea

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gagea lutea is a perennial plant growing from a small bulb around 5 - 10mm in diameter. It produces a cluster of grass-like leaves and a flowering stem arounf 5 - 13cm tall[ 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. The plant is occasionally harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope and W. Asia - Norway, UK and Spain, east to west Siberia, Kazakhstan and the Himalayas; E. Asia - Japan, Korea

HabitatDamp woods and pastures, especially on basic soils[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].