Gagea pratensis (Pers.) Dumort.

Taxonomy: Fam. Liliaceae// Genus: Gagea// Species: Gagea pratensis (Pers.) Dumort.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Richardson in Tutin et al. (1980).

Distribution: Native from Europe to Turkey; Morocco according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Lifeform: Perennial; geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Habitatat: Oak and European beech forests, near mountain roads, from c. 650 to 1500 m altitude.

Flowering period: Late winter – spring: FEB, MAR, APR.

Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – underside of perianth. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – pedicel and cauline leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – cauline leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – basal leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – adaxial side of leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – bulbs. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – cauline leaves and flowers. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – cauline leaves and flowers. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – cauline leaves and flowers. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – stem with cauline leaves and flowers. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – flower. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – flower. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – flowers. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – flower. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – flower. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – flower. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – leaf. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – leaf. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – adaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – abaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – bulbs. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Specimens from Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Specimen from Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Specimen from Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – lower part of plants with bulbs. Specimen from Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Gagea pratensis – lower part of plat with bulbs. Specimen from Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Gagea pratensis (Pers.) Dumort. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:535623-1 [Accessed 26.02.2022].

Gagea Salisb. Richardson, I.B.K. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 26 – 28.

Last update: 06.12.2023.

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