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Lacaitas (Gagea lacaitae)

Description

Gagea lacaitae is a Mediterranean and Black Sea species of plants in the lily family. It is native to Spain incl. Balearic Islands, France incl. Corsica, Italy (Abruzzo + Sicily), Morocco, and Algeria. Gagea lacaitae is a bulb-forming herb with yellow flowers. The species is named for British botanist and politician Charles Carmichael Lacaita, 1853-1933.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Liliales

            • Family: Liliaceae

              • Genus: Gagea