Sternbergia is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.

[4][5] The genus comprises eight recognised species that show a broad distribution throughout the Mediterranean Basin as well as central and southwestern Asia.

[6][7][8][9][10] Sternbergia are small, bulbous,[11] perennial plants[12] with tunicate bulbs and linear to strap-shaped leaves.

These plants produce golden-yellow goblet-shaped flowers borne on stalks some way above the ground that open during the autumn or early winter.

This species has been found in cultivation for several hundred years, and has become naturalised in many parts of northern Europe, well beyond its natural range.