Yellow Sternbergia [2] ( lat. Sternbergia lutea ) is a species of monocotyledonous plants of the genus Sternbergia ( Sternbergia ) of the Amaryllidaceae family . Under the current taxonomic name, the species was described by British botanist John Bellenden Ker Goler in 1825 [3] .
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| Grade: | Monocotyledonous [1] |
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Sternbergia lutea ( L. ) Ker-Gawl. ex spreng. , 1825 |
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Least ConcernedIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 165237 |
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The homeland of the plant is the Mediterranean [4] . The exact boundaries of the range are unknown; found in the north of Algeria , in Iran , Iraq , Israel , Lebanon , Syria , Turkey , Azerbaijan , Turkmenistan , Albania , Greece , Italy , in the south of France and in Spain [5] . It is brought in the USA [6] .
Tuberous geophyte [7] . A grassy [2] sun-loving plant 0.1-0.5 m high [8] . The leaf arrangement is alternate. The leaves are simple, linear, placed at the base or in the root outlet. Flowers with six petals. The fruit is a green box [2] .
Invasive view [9] .
Grown as an ornamental plant [5] . It is cultivated [2] .
Included in the Red Books of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, as well as Uzbekistan and the Republic of Dagestan [2] (although the species is not found in the last two regions).
