Gagea lutea (L.) Ker Gawl
GB Red List | England Red List | GB Scarcity | Norfolk Scarcity |
Rare |
Native
Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem is a bulbous perennial herb of moist, base-rich, shady habitats including woods, hedgerows, limestone pavements, pastures, riverbanks and stream banks; sometimes washed down on alluvium in riverine woodland subject to seasonal flooding (I. Taylor in Preston et al, 2002)
In Norfolk, Nicholson (1914) describes Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem as a garden escape and lists one location at Castle Rising. Petch & Swann (1968) suggest it is native and add Wayland Wood, which they also listed in 1962, and where it continues to survive.
Year | GR | Locality | Recorders |
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2017 | TL923998 | Wayland Wood | JMP, NFG |
In 2012, TL924994, TL927992, FMS, NFG and in 2011, TL926992, TL927993, SC et al. |