Sternbergia lutea
Common Sternbergia, Lily Of The Field
Other regional names: Winter Daffodil
- Winter Daffodil
Also known as: Oporanthus luteus (L.) Herb.
- Oporanthus luteus (L.) Herb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Amaryllidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bulbous geophyte.
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Sternbergia lutea (commonly known as Common Sternbergia or Lily-of-the-Field) is a bulbous plant belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Middle Asia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Baleares, East Aegean Is., Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Algeria, Bulgaria, France, Morocco, Portugal, Tunisia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms