Gagea lutea (L.) Ker Gawl.
(Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem)

Interactions where Gagea lutea is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous telium Uromyces gageae Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces gageae/Uromyces gageaeyellow star-of-Bethlehem rustamphigenoustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Gagea lutea/Gagea luteayellow star-of-Bethlehemliveleaf (4-5)amphigenous telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is swollen by sorus UK/IrelandRestricted Vankya ornithogali Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Smut Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae Vankya ornithogali, Douglas, B., 2015
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Vankya ornithogali/Vankya ornithogaliyellow star-of-Bethlehem smutsorus Foodplant / false gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Gagea lutea/Gagea luteayellow star-of-BethlehemliveleafSole (4)sorus causes swelling of live leaf
pedicel (live) live pedicel is swollen by sorus UK/IrelandRestricted Vankya ornithogali Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Smut Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae Vankya ornithogali, Douglas, B., 2015
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Vankya ornithogali/Vankya ornithogaliyellow star-of-Bethlehem smutsorus Foodplant / false gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Gagea lutea/Gagea luteayellow star-of-BethlehemlivepedicelSole (4)sorus causes swelling of live pedicel

Author & YearTitleSource
Douglas, B., 2015Vankya ornithogalihttp://fungi.myspecies.info/content/lost-found-fungi-project
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Gagea lutea (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGagea lutea (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem)
GenusGagea (stars of bethlehem)
FamilyLILIACEAE (lilies)
OrderLILIALES (lilies)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gagea lutea (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Gagea lutea / Hyacinthoides non-scripta, vegetative Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012
Sterry, P. 2004 Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Vol 15, No. 5 Page: 366

Gagea lutea (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Gagea lutea (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 17 images of Gagea lutea (Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem)

A. Distinguished from the exceedingly rare Early Star of Bethlehem (G. bohemica) by:

1. Single basal leaf 7-15mm broad.

B. Distinguished from bluebells (Hyacinthoides spp) by:

1. Leaf with 3 ridges on back.

2. Leaf bent or kinked towards apex.

Young plants often greatly outnumber mature plants. They have tufts of long, vertical, very thin leaves; quite unlike the broader leaves of the mature plant.

Scarce

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