Determined according to the botanical key provided by Richardson (1980 in Tutin et al.).
Distribution: Native from Europe to Turkey; Morocco according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Lifeform: Perennial plant. Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Habitatat: Oak and European beech forests, near mountain roads, from c. 650 to 1500 m a.s.l.
Flowering period: Late winter – spring: FEB, MAR, APR.
Locality: Ponikva. Date: 01.04.2023.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – underside of perianth. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – pedicel and cauline leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – cauline leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – basal leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – adaxial side of leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – bulbs. Osogovo – Ponikva, 01.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: ridge between the Mala and Golema Rivers near Lake Gradche. Date: 26.02.2022.
Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – cauline leaves and flowers. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – cauline leaves and flowers. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – cauline leaves and flowers. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – stem with cauline leaves and flowers. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – flower. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – flower. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – flowers. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – flower. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – flower. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – flower. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – leaf. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – leaf. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – adaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – abaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – bulbs. Osogovo mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Specimens from Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Specimen from Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – habit. Specimen from Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – lower part of plants with bulbs. Specimen from Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Gagea pratensis – lower part of plat with bulbs. Specimen from Osogovo, mountain ridge between “Mala” River and “Golema” River near lake “Gradche”, 26.02.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Richardson, I. B. K. 1980. Gagea Salisb. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 5. Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 26–28.
