Sternbergia vernalis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Narcisseae
Genus: Sternbergia
Species: Sternbergia vernalis
Name

Sternbergia vernalis (Mill.) Gorer et J.H.Harv.
Synonyms

Homotypic

Amaryllis vernalis Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: 10 (1768). Basionym.

Heterotypic

Amaryllis lutea M.Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 3: 255 (1819), sensu auct.
Oporanthus fischerianus Herb., Amaryllidaceae: 412 (1837).
Sternbergia fischeriana (Herb.) Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 4: 46 (1847).
Sternbergia fischeriana f. hissarica Kapinos, Biol. Zakon. Razvit. Lukov.: 77 (1965).
Sternbergia fischeriana subsp. hissarica (Kapinos) Artjush., Amarillis. SSSR: 97 (1970).

References

Plantsman. London 10:204. 1989
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sternbergia vernalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: S. vernalis.

Sternbergia vernalis is a bulbous flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae,[2] which is sometimes used as an ornamental plant. It has yellow flowers which appear in spring. The species is native to central and southwestern Asia (Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey).[3]

References

"Sternbergia vernalis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2011-09-20
Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards) "Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae", Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, retrieved 2014-12-27
Mathew, Brian (1987), The Smaller Bulbs, London: B.T. Batsford, ISBN 978-0-7134-4922-8, p. 157–159