Liliaceae

G. uliginosa Siehe & Pascherin Sitz.-Ber. Deutsch. Naturw.-Med, Ver. Böhm. 'Lotos' n.s. 24:129 (1904). Syn: G. tauricola Schott & Kotschy in Tchihat., Asie Min. Bot. 2:534 (1860) nom. nud.; G. sokimsni Boram, m Mitt. Thür. Bot. Ver. n.s. 18:46 (1903) nom. nud.; G. uliginom Siehe & Paseher var. solei-mani Bornm. ex Pascher in Byull. Mosk. Obshch. Prirod., Bioi. 19:371 (1907); G. soleimani (Bornm. ex Pascher) Bomm. m Bull. Herb. Boiss. ser. 2, 8:730 (1908).
Bulbs solitary or in small groups; tunics forming a fibrous neck 8-20 mm, without recurved thickened roots. Whole plant glabrous. Basal leaf 1, linear, 1-1.5 mm broad. Inflorescence 2-5 cm, branching at middle. Cauline leaf 1, not overtopping flowers, filiform; bracts 1 per flower, bracteole I on terminal pedicel. Flowers 1-2. Pedicels not greatly elongating in fruit. Perianth segments bright yellow, reddish outside, 8-15 mm, iaaer narrowly diamond-shaped, outer narrowly ovate. Capsule not seen. Fl. 6-8. Damp mossy places, usually by late snow patches, 2500-3500 m.
Type: [Turkey C5 Konya] Cilicien, Ketsebile (Moorwiese 2600 m), vii 1896, Siehe 308 (iso. BM! E! G! K!).
S. & S.E. Anatolia; apparently disjunct. B9 Bitlis: Tatvan, Nemrut Da., 2500 m, Rix 1977! Van: Artos Da., 3500 m, D. 22876! C5 Niğde: Ala Da., 3050 m, Wood & Gibson 76! Konya: Ketsibeli, Kotschy (as G. tauncola). C9 Van: Kulinazu Da., 2800 m, Frödin 1936:230. Hakkari: Culameric (Hakkari), above HaSitha (Aşutka), 2500 m, Nabélek 2184!
N. Iraq, Iran. Ir.-Tur. element. Related to G. chlorantha, and to G. olgae Regel from C, Asia.