Curtis's Botanical Magazine

-PLATE-    Plate No. 290

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-COMMON_NAMES- Yellow Amaryllis, Yellow Colchicum
-GENUS- Amaryllis
-SPECIES- Amaryllis lutea
-CLASS- Hexandria
-ORDER- Monogynia
-AUTHORITY- Linnaeus

-MODERN_GENUS- Sternbergia
-MODERN_SPECIES- Sternbergia lutea
-MODERN_FAMILY- Liliaceae alt. Amaryllidaceae

-PLANT_TYPE- perennial
-COLOR- deep yellow
-SEASON- end of September through October
-NATIVE_REGION- Spain and Southern Europe

-SOURCE- The Botanical Magazine
-VOLUME- 9
-PUB_DATE- 1795
-REISSUED- 
-EDITOR- William Curtis
-ARTIST- S. Edwards
-NALPCD- Disc 0416 IMG0034.PCD