Gagea lanosa Pascher, Feddes Repert., 2015

Tekşen, Mehtap & Erkul, Seher Karaman, 2015, The synopsis of the genus Gagea (Liliaceae) in Turkey, Phytotaxa 230 (1), pp. 101-129 : 107

Gagea bohemica (Zauschn.) Schult. & Schult.f. , in Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 7(1): 549 (1829)

≡ Ornithogalum bohemicum Zauschn., Abh. Privatges. Böhmen 2: 120 (1776) ≡ Ornithoxanthum bohemicum (Zauschn.) Link, Handbuch 1: 161 (1829) ≡ Stellaster bohemicus (Zauschn.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 715 (1891) ≡ Reggeria bohemica (Zauschn.) Raf., Autik. Bot. : 55 (1840) ≡ Stellaris bohemica (Zauschn.) Samp., Herb. Portug. 29 (1913) = Gagea pygmaea Salisb., Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 2: 557 (1806), nom. superfl. = Gagea szovitsii (Lang) Besser ex Schult.f., Syst. Veg. 7(1): 550 (1829) = Gagea billardieri Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 242 (1843) = Gagea lanosa Pascher, Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 2: 166 (1906) = Gagea smyrnaea O.Schwarz, Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 36: 70 (1934).

Type (lectotype designated by Stroh 1937: 489): — CZECH REPUBLIC. Schmidt Nr. 336.- Bohemia, Herb. Willd. Nr. 6590 ( B!).

Specimens seen: — TURKEY. Afyon: Bayat, NE of Asar mountain , c. 1280 m, 16 March 1975, M. Vural 36 ( ANK!) ; Aksaray: Güzelyurt, around of Güzelyurt pond, steppe, c. 1300 m, 27 February 2013, M. Tekşen 2887 & S. Karaman ( GAZI!) ; Hasandağ, N slopes, Kurt hill, c. 2100 m, 13 June 1973, A. Düzenli 471 ( AKSU!) ; Ankara: Işık dag pass, thin stony turf, 10 April 1966, AC & W. 508 ( K!) ; Çubuk, 10–15 km to Şabanözü, steppe, rocky places, c. 1300 m, 5 April 1983, H. Malyer 2747 ( ESSE!) ; Kızılcahamam, Işık mountain , diatomide dunes, 1300 m, 3 May 1975, M. Koyuncu 6539 ( AEF!) ; Kızılcahamam, Soğuksu National Park , Yanıksırtı, wet places, 1200–1250 m, 31 March 1990, Ö. Eyüpoğlu 1298 ( GAZI!) ; Güdül, Çıpçıp Hill, NW slopes, steppe, 750 m, 6 March 2002, B. Tarikahya 1357 ( HUB!) ; Keçiören, steppe, March 1933, W. Kotte s.n. ( ANK!) ; Antalya: Çubuk Boğazı, 24 March 1967, A. & T. Baytop 10748 ( E!) ; Bitlis: Tatvan, Sorgun, around of Van Lake, volcanic places, 1650–1700 m, 28 May 1972, H. Peşmen 2738 ( HUB!) ; Bolu: Gerede, Kızılcahamam, c. 1400 m, 31 March 1957, Davis et al. 26289 ( ANK!) ; Gerede-Kızılcahamam, 1400 m, S slopes in turf, 31 March 1957, Davis 26289 & Hedge ( E!) ; Gerede-Kilishamam, 1400 m, 31 March 1957, Davis 26281 & Hedge ( K!) ; Denizli: Pamukkale, 19 February 1972, A. Baytop 23764 ( E!) ; C2 Aydın: d. Karacasu, Baba Dag above Seki, rocky schistose slopes, 1400 m, 22 April 1965, Davis 41621 ( E!, K!) ; Eskişehir: Sivrihisar, Yahşihan, 6 April 1985, K. H. C. Başer & H. Malyer 726 ( ESSE!) ; Bozdağ, around of Şoförler fountain, 21 March 1981, K. H. C. Başer & H. Malyer 789 ( ESSE!) ; Bozdağ, 29 March 1983, K. H. C. Başer & H. Malyer 2699 ( ESSE!) ; Isparta: Şarkikaraağaç, Kızıldağ National Park , Öğlegediği hill, 1200–1300 m, 3 March 1995, B. Mutlu 1190 ( HUB!) ; Kırıkkale: Hıdırşeyh village , E slopes, 1290 m, 18 March 1990, A. A. Dönmez 1681 ( GAZI!) ; Koçubaba, 1200 m, 25 March 1989, A. A. Dönmez 1118 ( HUB!) ; Kütahya: Gediz, Murat mountain , meadow, 1500 m, 12 April 1978, A. Çırpıcı 31303 ( E!, ISTF!) ; Kütahya-Eskişehir, from 10 km old road of Kütahya, 945 m, 3 March 1995, G. Yıldız & K. Yıldız 19420 ( AEF!) ; Dumlupınar, S and W of Ağaçköy , Pinus nigra forest, c. 1250–1400 m, 17 June 1982, H. Malyer 2544 ( ESSE!) ; Murat mountain, Saraycık village, Ciyanardıçlı river , c. 1400–1500 m, 17 June 1982, H. Malyer 2543 ( ESSE!) ; Muğla: dist. Fethiye, Elbis mountain , on Seki plateau-Elmalı road, by melting snow, 1600 m, 1 April 1956, Davis 25574 ( E!, K!) ; Kozağaç village , Göktepe, 35 km from Muğla, 4 May 1980, T. Baytop 44256 ( K!) ; Nevşehir: Gülşehir, 500 m from Yeniyaylacık crossroad, steppe, 924 m, 1 May 2010, M. Tekşen 2349 & S. Karaman ( AKSU!) ; ibidem, 5 May 2011, S. Karaman 2523 & M. Tekşen ( AKSU!) ; Van: Gürpınar, Taşdöndüren village , roadsides, steppe, 2000 m, 17 May 2003, M. Ünal 8113 ( VANF!) .

Flowering time: — February–May.

Habitat: — Rock and stony slopes, steppe, volcanic terrain, roadsides, meadows, wet places. 750–1900 m.

Distribution: — Multiregional element (East Mediterranean (mt.) and Euro-Siberian element). Turkey (Central, North and West Anatolia), Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Europe, Northeast Africa ( Govaerts 2015).