Gagea lutea from Paddar valley J&K

[Suresh Kumar Rana]

Respected All

Sharing an early spring flower of W-Himalayas

Bot. name: Gagea lutea

Family: Liliaceae.

Location: Paddar valley J&K

Altitude: 2000 to 3500 meters asl

Flowering: April-May

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Warm regards

Suresh Rana

[J.M. Garg]

For 1st and 3r images, keys in flora of Pakistan lead me to Gagea liotardii (Sternb.) Schult. et Schult. f.

Pl. see high resolution specimen in GBIF

Also check with images in Wikimedia Commons.

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J.M.Garg

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[J.M. Garg]

2nd image is different.