Liliaceae

T. julia C. Koch in Linnaea 22:225 (1849). Syn: T. montana auct. cauc. non Lindley (1827); T. kaghyzmanica Fomin in Monit. Jard. Bot. Tiflis 9:13 (1908). Map 48.
Tunics densely lined with matted, woolly hairs. Leaves 3-4, glaucous, often undulate, glabrous or upper ones ciliate, broadly lanceolate, 6-20 x 2-4.5 cm. Flowers scarlet or orange-red; blotch short, black, edged yellow or not, back of outer perianth segments with whitish bloom giving pink, or with yellow flush giving orange effect. Outer perianth segments ovate to rhombic-elliptic, 27-45 x 13-20 mm, acute, or acuminate; inner oblong-obovate to narrowly obovate,rounded, 22-40 x 10-15 mm. Filaments 7-9 mm, black; anthers 6.5-10 mm, yellow or purple. Capsule 25-38 mm, shortly stipitate, apiculate. Fl. 5. Dry stony, grassy slopes, 1650-2400 m.
Type: [Turkey A9 Kars/Soviet Armenia] im Gaue Schuragel (plain of Arpa river) zwischen Trachytgestein, 1525-1830 m, C. Koch.
E. Anatolia. A8 Erzurum: 60 km from Erzurum to Ispir, 2000 m, T. Bay-top (ISTE 19907)! A9 Kars: Kağizman above Pesji köyü, 1800 m, T. Baytop (ISTE 19977)! B7 Erzincan: Chama, between Kulit Çay and Avsjn, Sint, 1890:2187! Tunceli: Munzur Da. above Ovacik, 1800 m, D. 3I882 (fruiting specimen without bulb — doubtful)! B8 Bingöl: Kuruca pass between Elaziğ and Bingöl, 2000 m, Rix et al. 1627 (no bulb - doubtful)! B9 Ağri: Tahir Da. pass, 2400 m, Rix 1644! Bitlis: pass between Tatvan and Reşadiye, 2150 m, Mathew & Tomlinson 4203! Van: pass between Erçis and Patnos, 1900 m, Mathew & Tomlinson 4246! C9/10 Hakkari: Zab gorge, opposite turning to Hakkari, Rix 1925! C10 Hakkari: 20km N. of Yüksekova, 2170 m., Trelawny & McPhail 2043 (doubtful)!
Transcaucasia, N.W. Iran. Ir.-Tur. element.