Gagea fistulosa, (Ram. exDC.) Ker-Gawler Gagea arvensis, (Pers.) Dumort.

12. G. fistulosa (Ram. exDC.) Ker-Gawler View in CoL , Jour. Sci. Arts (London) 1: 180 (1816)

( G. liotardii (Sternb.) Schultes & Schultes fil. ; incl. G. mirabilis Grossh. , G. samojedorum Grossh. ).

Bulbs 2, in a common tunic. Stem glabrous. Basal leaves usually 2, linear, subterete, fistular; cauline 2, opposite, broadly lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous. Flowers (1—)3—5; pedicels more or less hairy. Perianth-segments 13—17(—20) mm, elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse to subacute. Capsule obovoid; seeds subglobose. Mountains of Europe, from E. Carpathians southwards to the Pyrenees, Sicilia, S. Greece and Krym; at low altitudes in N.E. Russia. Au Bu Co Ga Gr He Hs It Rm Rs (N, W, K,?E) Si. (13-15). G. arvensis group. Bulbs 2, enclosed in a common tunic. Stem puberulent. Basal leaves 2; cauline 2, opposite or almost so, lanceolate, pubescent. Pedicels hairy at least at the base. Capsule obovoid-oblong. Seeds subglobose.

1 Outer perianth-segments glabrous or sparsely pubescent

outside, often ± deflexed at apex 13. arvensis 1 Outer perianth-segments ± densely hairy outside, not deflexed 2 Bulbs not densely surrounded by recurved fibrous roots;

perianth-segments puberulent, bearded at apex; bulbils

usually absent 14. dubia 2Bulbs densely surrounded by recurved fibrous roots; perianth-

segments densely white-pubescent; bulbils usually present

15. granatelli

13. G. arvensis (Pers.) Dumort. View in CoL , FI. Belg. 140 (1827)

( G. villosa (Bieb.) Duby ).

Bulb sometimes surrounded by recurved fibrous roots. Basal leaves narrowly linear, canaliculate; bulbils occasionally present. Flowers (1—)5—12. Perianth-segments 13-15 mm, lanceolate, subacute, glabrous or sparsely pubescent outside, often deflexed at apex. 2« = 48. Dry, open habitats. Europe northwards to the Netherlands, S. Sweden and W.C. Ukraine. Au fBe?B1 Bu Cz Da Ga Ge Gr He Ho Hs Hu It Ju Po Rm Rs (W, K, E) Si Su Tu.