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Gagea serotina

(synonym of Lloydia serotina)
Lloydia serotina

alp lily, common alp lily
Habit Plants glabrous, 7–20 cm tall, surrounded by old leaf sheaths below; from small, oblong, papery, bulb-like rhizomes.
Leaves

basal leaves 2, 3–20 cm × approximately 1 mm;

cauline leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate, 0.5–4 cm × 1–2 mm.
Inflorescences

terminal racemes, 1–2-flowered.
Flowers

yellow-white to cream; rose-tinged on back, with green to purple veins;

tepals distinct, spreading, sometimes slightly recurved, oblong, 0.8–1.3 cm long.
Fruits

ovoid, triangular in cross section, 6–8 mm long.
Seeds

angled; black.
2n

=24, 36, 48.

Gagea serotina
Distribution
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Discussion

Rocky slopes. Flowering Jul–Aug. 1900–2900m. BR, BW. ID, NV, WA; north to AK, southeast to NM; Eurasia. Native.

In Oregon, G. serotina is known only from a few mountainous, rocky locations.
Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 303
Stephen Meyers
Sibling taxa
G. serotina
Synonyms Lloydia serotina, Lloydia serotina ssp. serotina, Lloydia serotina var. serotina
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