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Amaryllis lutea L.
Sp. Pl. 1: 292. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Family: AMARYLLIDACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Sternbergia lutea (L.) Ker Gawl. ex Spreng.
Syst. Veg. (ed. 16) [Sprengel] 7(2): 795. 1830 [Oct-Dec 1830] Spreng.

Amaryllis lutea (Sternbergia lutea) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Sternbergia lutea is one of the oldest of cultivated flowers. Some historians believe that this plant is the “Lily of the Field” referred to in the Bible.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Sternbergia lutea (L.) Ker Gawl. ex Spreng.
Syst. Veg. (ed. 16) [Sprengel] 7(2): 795. 1830 [Oct-Dec 1830]
Synonymy: 9
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: winter daffodil, autumn daffodil, fall daffodil, lily-of-the-field, yellow autumn crocus, fall crocus
FRENCH (Français): Crocus jaune d'automne, vendangeuse
GERMAN (Deutsch): Herbst-Goldbecher
ITALIAN (Italiano): zafferanastro giallo
PERSIAN (فارسی): جام زرین پائیزه
RUSSIAN (Русский): Штернбергия жёлтая


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Amaryllis lutea (Sternbergia lutea) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Amaryllis lutea (Sternbergia lutea) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli


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