Gagea altaica | |
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In Kazakhstan | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Lilieae |
Genus: | Gagea |
Species: | G. altaica |
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Gagea altaica |
Gagea altaica is an Asian species of plants in the lily family, native to Kazakhstan, Siberia (Tuva, Altay Krai, Krasnoyarsk), and Xinjiang Province of western China. [1] [2] [3]
Gagea altaica is a bulb-forming perennial that grows up to 12 cm tall. The flowers are golden yellow to yellow-brown, usually giving only one or two flowers per plant but sometimes more. [4] [5]