Sternbergia lutea (L.) Ker-Gawl. (Amaryllidaceae) - Zafferanastro giallo - lily-of-the-field

Sternbergia lutea (L.) Ker-Gawl. Syst. Veg. ed. 16 2: 57 (1825)

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.
Mary Howitt (Happiness and Misery)

Sternbergia lutea (L.) Ker-Gawl.
Distribution in U.S.A. and Canada
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 24 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Sternbergia lutea (L.) Ker-Gawl.
Distribuzione in Europa

Sternbergia lutea (L.) Ker-Gawl.
Distribuzione in Italia

TAXONOMY

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: Spermatophyta
Division / Divisione: Magnoliophyta
Class / Classe: Liliopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: Liliidae
Order / Ordine: Liliales
Family / Famiglia: Amaryllidaceae

Genus / Genere: Sternbergia

Species / Specie

Sternbergia colchiciflora W. et K.

Sternbergia lutea (L.) Ker-Gawl.

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: accepted / accettato

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Zafferanastro giallo

English name: lily-of-the-field
US name: Winter Daffodil

Forma biologica: G bulb
Periodo di fioritura: IX-X
Tipo corologico: Medit.-Mont.
Altitudine (min/max): 0/1200 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi:
Oporanthus luteus (L.) Herb.

Images / Immagini

Sternbergia lutea (L.) Ker-Gawl.

Sternbergia lutea (L.) Ker-Gawl.

Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.

Sternbergia lutea (L.) Ker-Gawl.

Other informations / Altre informazioni

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Amaryllidaceae:

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BIBLIOGRAFIA:
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere degli aggiornamenti