Gagea altaica
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| Gagea altaica | |
|---|---|
| In Kazakhstan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
| Genus: | Gagea |
| Species: | G. altaica |
| Binomial name | |
| 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]