Near-endemic to Cyprus
Gagea juliae, yellow star-of-Cyprus is a plant species in the lily family, native to Cyprus and southern Turkey.
Gagea juliae is a bulbous perennial herb with erect stems 2-20 cm high. Flowers yellow internally with a broad greenish stripe externally on each perianth segment. Flowering February-April
On damp shaded hillsides in garigue, by roadsides or in moist rock crevices or in pine forest at 50-1650 m altitude.
Native to Cyprus and southern Turkey, it is found in Akamas, Ayia, Stavros Psokas, Tripylos the Troödos forest, Platres, Ayios Theodoros (Adelphi Forest), the Makhera and Limassol Forests, Kellaki, Pentadaktylos, Yialousa. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Photos Troodos 24/4/2014 by George Konstantinou
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