Gagea stepposa
Appearance
Gagea stepposa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Lilieae |
Genus: | Gagea |
Species: | G. stepposa
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Binomial name | |
Gagea stepposa L.Z.Shue
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Gagea stepposa is a Chinese flowering plant in the lily family. It is found only in the northern part of Xinjiang Province in northwestern China.[1]
Gagea stepposa is a bulb-forming herb up to 6 cm tall. Flowers are yellow-orange from the front, dark purple from the back.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Flora of China, Vol. 24 Page 120 草原顶冰花 cao yuan ding bing hua Gagea stepposa L. Z. Shue in F. T. Wang & Tang
- ^ Shue, Long Zhan 1980. Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae 14: page 282, plate 18, figures 1–2
External links
[edit]- Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, figures 104, drawings 1-2 at lower left line drawings of Gagea stepposa
- Media related to Gagea stepposa at Wikimedia Commons