| Gagea fragifera (Vill.) E. Bayer & G. Lopez Gonzalez | |
| Publ. & Syn. | Gagea samojedorum Grossh., Fl. URSS 4: 84, 736 (1935). Type (LE): European Russia: the Pechora area, "mons Sablja", leg. V. Soczava. |
| Notes | The northernmost outlier populations of Gagea in the Polar Ural (Levichev 1999) were previously considered a local species: G. samojedorum. They may deserve subspecific rank within G. fragifera but no combination is available. |
| Chromosomes | (1) 15 (3x). - Siberia. - Several reports. (2) 20 (4x). - Europe, Russia, Siberia. - Numerous reports. (3) 25 (5x). - Siberia. - At least three reports. (4) 30 (6x). - Siberia. - At least four reports. (5) 40 (8x). - Siberia. - Krasnoborov and Rostovtseva (1975). Paris quadrifolia is mostly reported with 2n = 20 (+ 0-10 B chromosomes) but reports from Siberia indicate more variation in that region. |
| Geography | European: RUS. |
| Distribution | N = S E = R UN = r [ key ] |
| Parent taxon | Gagea Salisb. |
| PAF ID | 260101 |