Gagea villosa (M.Bieb.) Sweet is a plant in the Liliaceae family, order Liliales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Gagea villosa (M.Bieb.) Sweet
Gagea villosa, hairy star of Bethlehem, is a lily-family plant found in Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia, first described in 1808.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Gagea villosa, commonly known as the hairy star of Bethlehem, is a plant species in the lily family native to Eurasia and North Africa. It occurs across Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. Its distribution stretches from Spain and Morocco eastward to Russia and Iran, and reaches as far north as Sweden. This species was first formally described for scientific literature by Bieberstein in 1808.
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Lilium brownii F.E.Br. ex Miellez
Fritillaria graeca Boiss. & Spruner
Lilium bolanderi S.Watson
Tulipa humilis Herb.
Calochortus greenei S.Watson
Fritillaria meleagris L.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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