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Sternbergia lutea(L.) Ker Gawl. ex Spreng. - Winter daffodil
Scientific Description:
Bulb c. 2−4(−5) cm diam. Leaves 4−6, very narrowly lanceolate, tapering gradually to apex, synanthous or subhysteranthous with tips just appearing at late flowering time, slightly canaliculate above, keeled beneath, 7−12 mm broad, usually bright shiny green. Aerial portion of scape 2.5−20 cm at anthesis. Bract 3−6 cm, sometimes bifid at apex. Flower deep yellow, sessile. Perianth tube 5−20 mm; segments oblanceolate or obovate, (2.5−)3−5.5 × 1−2.1 cm. Filaments 1.5−3.5 cm. Seeds not strophiolate.
* It is a species that does not show natural distribution on AİBÜ campus but is carried.
Flowering time: September−November.
Habitat: Usually in or near cultivated land, 20−1000 m.
Reference:
Mathew B. (1984). Sternbergia lutea (L.) Ker Gawl. ex Sprengel, In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 8: 361.
Public Description:
Sternbergia lutea, commonly known as “winter daffodil” or “autumn daffodil”, spreads from the Balearic Islands in the Western Mediterranean through to Tajikistan in Central Asia. It is a bulbous perennial herb with yellow flowers which appear in autumn. Winter daffodil is a very preferred species as an ornamental plant and is one of the species exported from Türkiye.
* It is a species that does not show natural distribution on AİBÜ campus but is carried.
References:
Anonymous (2017). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sternbergia_lutea,Accessed date: 27.08.2017.
Duman H (2012). Sternbergia L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 46–47.