Tineo (Sternbergia lutea)
Description
Sternbergia lutea has a wide distribution from the Balearic Islands in the Western Mediterranean through to Tajikistan in Central Asia. It dies down to a bulb during the summer. Leaves first appear in the autumn (September to November in its native habitats), and are glossy green, up to 12 mm wide; they remain through the winter. Deep yellow flowers appear soon after the leaves, with six tepals around 3-3.5 mm long., six yellow stamens and a style with a single stigma. Smaller forms with narrower leaves (up to 5 mm wide) and narrower tepals (3-12 mm rather than 10-20 mm) have been separated off under various names (e.g. S. lutea var. graeca, S. sicula).All are treated as S. lutea in the Kew World Checklist.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Amaryllidaceae
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Genus: Sternbergia
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