Gagea ramulosa is a Eurasian and North African plant species in the lily family. It is native to France, Sardinia, Sicily, Greece, Turkey, Libya, Ukraine, European Russia, Caucasus, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesDimpoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens Some authors consider this to be the same species as G. dubia,Altervista Flora Italiana, Cipollaccio giallo siciliano, Gagea ramulosa A. Terracc.Peruzzi, L. & Tison, J.-M. (2004). Typification and taxonomic status of eleven taxa of Gagea Salisb. (Liliaceae) described by Achille and Nicola Terracciano and conserved at Napoli (NAP). Candollea 59: 325-346. but the World Checklist does have it listed as a distinct species.
Gagea ramulosa is a bulb-forming perennial herb. Flowers are yellow.Terracciano, Achille 1904. Boll. Soc. Orto Palermo, series 2, volume 3: page 9Acta Plantarum Galleria della Flora italiana color photos
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