''Gagea filiformis'' is an
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n species of plants in the
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, native to
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Altay Krai
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),
China (
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),
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,
Kyrgyzstan
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,
Tajikistan
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,
Uzbekistan
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,
Afghanistan
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Pakistan
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, and
Mongolia
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.
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''Gagea filiformis'' is a bulb-forming perennial up to 10 cm tall. Flowers are yellow or yellow-green.Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 118 林生顶冰花 lin sheng ding bing hua ''Gagea filiformis'' (Ledebour) Karelin & Kirilov
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References
External links
Pacific Bulb Society, Gagea
photos of several species including ''Gagea filiformis''
in Russian with several color photos of ''Gagea filiformis''
filiformis
Flora of Asia
Plants described in 1905
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