Gagea lojaconoi is a Mediterranean and Black Sea species of plants in the lily family. It is native to Sardinia, Sicily, and Turkey.[1]

Gagea lojaconoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Gagea
Species:
G. lojaconoi
Binomial name
Gagea lojaconoi
Synonyms[1]
  • Gagea longifolia Lojac 1909, illegitimate homonym not Gand. 1876

Gagea lojaconoi is a bulb-forming herb with yellow flowers and green or red stems.[2]

The species is named for Italian botanist Michele Lojacono Pojero (1853-1919).[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Cipollaccio giallo di Lojacono Gagea lojaconoi
  3. ^ The International Plant Names Index
  4. ^ Peruzzi, Lorenzo. 2008. Informatore Botanico Italiano; Bolletino della Societa Botanica Italiana 39(Suppl. 1): 145