Gagea filiformis

Gagea filiformis is an Asian species of plants in the lily family, native to Russia (Altay Krai), China (Xinjiang), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Mongolia.[1][2][3][4][5]

Gagea filiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Genus:	Gagea
Species:	G. filiformis
Binomial name
Gagea filiformis (Ledeb.) Kar. & Kir.
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy Ornithogalum filiforme Ledeb. Gagea sacculifera Regel Gagea filiformis var. regeliana Pascher Gagea pseudoerubescens Pascher Gagea filiformis f. obtusata Pascher Gagea filiformis f. pseudogranulosa Pascher Gagea filiformis f. regeliana (Pascher) Pascher Gagea minuta Grossh. Gagea nigra L.Z.Shue

Gagea filiformis is a bulb-forming perennial up to 10 cm tall. Flowers are yellow or yellow-green.[6]

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Merkodovich, N.A. (ed.) (1941). Flora Uzbekistana 1: 1-566. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
3. Pavlov, N.V. (ed.) (1958). Flora Kazakhstana 2: 1-290. Alma-Ata, Izd-vo Akademii nauk Kazakhskoi SSR.
4. Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 2: 1-454. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva
5. Malyschev L.I. & Peschkova , G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 4: 1-238. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
6. Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 118 林生顶冰花 lin sheng ding bing hua Gagea filiformis (Ledebour) Karelin & Kirilov

External links

• Pacific Bulb Society, Gagea photos of several species including Gagea filiformis
• Plantarium, Gagea filiformis (Ledeb.) Kar. & Kir. Описание таксона in Russian with several color photos of Gagea filiformis