Gagea filiformis Merckl. ex Herder

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Gagea

Characteristics

Plants 5--10 cm tall. Bulb ovoid-globose, 4--9 mm in diam.; tunic bright brown or chestnut brown, submembranous; bulbel 1, within tunic, small. Leaves basal only, 1, narrowly linear, 5--13 cm × 2--4(--8) mm. Inflorescence (1--)3--7(or more)-flowered, umbellate or corymbose. Floral leaf linear-lanceolate, equaling or slightly longer than inflorescence, 3--8 mm wide, glabrous or pilose; bracteoles pubescent. Tepals yellowish adaxially, yellow-green abaxially, ca. 8 mm, sometimes slightly saccate at base. Pedicel glabrous or pilose. Stamens 4.5--6 mm; filaments ca. 4 mm. Style slightly longer than ovary; stigma capitate, scarcely lobed. Capsule obovoid, 3-angled, 1/5--2/5 as long as enlarged, persistent tepals. Seeds red-brown, ovoid-globose, ca. 1.5 × 1 mm. Fl. and fr. Apr--May.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Gagea filiformis world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:535516-1
WFO ID wfo-0000768461
COL ID 6K86S
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Ornithogalum filiforme Gagea minuta Gagea nigra Gagea pseudoerubescens Gagea sacculifera Gagea filiformis f. obtusata Gagea filiformis f. pseudogranulosa Gagea filiformis f. regeliana Gagea filiformis var. regeliana Gagea filiformis