| Yellow Star of Bethlehem |
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| File size | 203611 |
| Original date | 6/15/14 11:54 AM |
| Resolution | 1240 x 930 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ40 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: 
Gagea lutea Family: Liliaceae (Lily family)
Synonyms: Ornithogalum luteum, Gagea indica, Gagea elegans
Gagea lutea Family: Liliaceae (Lily family)Synonyms: Ornithogalum luteum, Gagea indica, Gagea elegans
Yellow Star of Bethlehem is a delicate bulbous plant with grass like leaves
and small yellow star shaped flowers. The flowers are long-stalked, and
greenish or reddish brown on the outside of the petals. The petals are
oblanceolate acute, spreading. Stamens are shorter than the petals. Basal
leaf linear to lancelike, stem leaves 2, bract like, the lower broader but
smaller than the basal leaf. Stem is 5-13 cm. Bulb is small, 5-10 mm.
Flowering: April-June.
Identification credit: Nidhan Singh, Nongthombam Ullysess
Photographed in Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh.
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