Gagea lacaitae explained

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.

External links

• Flora de Aragón, Gagea lacaitae in Spanish with color photo
• Tela Botanica in French with color photos
• Wast Magazine On-line, Guía de Plantas, Gagea lacaitae in Spanish with color photo

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=307295 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. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=gagea+lacaitae Altervista Flora Italiana, Cipollaccio giallo di Lacaita Gagea lacaitae