About Gagea bohemica (Zauschn.) Schult. & Schult.f.
Gagea bohemica (Zauschn.) Schult. & Schult.f., commonly called early star-of-Bethlehem, Radnor lily, or sometimes Welsh star-of-Bethlehem, is a species of flowering plant in the lily family native to Europe and the Mediterranean region. It is widespread across central and southern Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East, with a range extending from the United Kingdom to Morocco, Lebanon, and Ukraine. Within the United Kingdom, Gagea bohemica has only been recorded at a single site in the Welsh county of Radnorshire, and the species has been adopted as the county flower of Radnorshire. As the common name early star-of-Bethlehem suggests, this species blooms earlier than most other Gagea species, and it is usually in flower from January to March or April. Its flowers are very similar to those of the yellow star-of-Bethlehem, which belongs to the same genus. Gagea bohemica is a less vigorous plant, growing to a height of 2 to 6 cm. It normally has just one pair of twisting, thread-like basal leaves, with one or two pairs of lanceolate leaves around 1 cm wide located just below the flowers. Each plant usually bears no more than four yellow flowers; the flowers have six petals and reach about 1½ cm in diameter. Gagea bohemica grows mainly on dry grassland.
