Gagea peduncularis is a Mediterranean plant species in the family Liliaceae. It is native to Italy (Apulia), Greece (including Crete), the Balkans, Turkey, Cyprus, and Libya.Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Peruzzi, L. & Caparelli, K.F. (2007). Gagea peduncularis (J. & C. Presl) Pascher (Liliaceae) new for the Italian flora. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 62: 261-268.
Gagea peduncularis is a bulb-forming perennial herb. Flowers look yellow from the front, green from the back.Altervista Flora Italiana, Cipollaccio giallo pedicellato, Gagea peduncularis (C. Presl) PascherPascher, Adolf (Adolph) A. 1904. Sitzungsberichte des Deutschen Naturwissenschaftlich-Medicinischen Vereins für Böhmen "Lotos" in Prag n.s., 24: 114Presl, Jan Svatopluk & Presl, Carl Bořivoj 1822 Deliciae Pragenses 150-151 in Latin, as Ornithogalum pedunculare
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External links Greece's Flora, Yellow star of Bethlehem (Gagea peduncularis) in English with color photo Cretan Flora, Gagea peduncularis in English with color photo Flora Attica, Gagea peduncularis - Γαγέα η έμμισχος in Greek with color photo