The synopsis of the genus Gagea (Liliaceae) in Turkey Author Tekşen, Mehtap Author Erkul, Seher Karaman text Phytotaxa 2015 2015-10-08 230 1 101 129 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.230.2.1 journal article 10.11646/phytotaxa.230.2.1 1179-3163 13630814 Gagea tenuissima Miscz., Fl. Cauc. Crit. 2(4): 163 (1912) Type ( lectotype designated by Davlianidze 1976: 133 ): — TURKEY . in declivibus Transcaucasiae austro-occidentalis [Prov. Batumi, distr. Artvin , in declivibus supra pagum Lomaschen], 31 April 1908 , Woronov s.n. ( LE !). Specimens seen : — TURKEY . Artvin : District Artvin , Lomaşen village , stony slopes, 264 m , 12 March 2011 , M . Tekşen 2730 & S . Karaman ( AKSU !) ; ibidem , stony slopes, 8 April 2012 , M . Tekşen 2870 & S . Karaman ( AKSU !) ; ibidem , 16 March 2013 , M . Tekşen 2895 & S . Karaman ( AKSU !) . Flowering time : — December–March. Habitat : — Stony slopes, wet places, scrub, 264– 280 m . Distribution : — Euxine element. Turkey (North-esat Anatolia ), Georgia ( Tison et al . 2013 ). Note : — Gagea tenuissima is characterized by filiform and 2–4 times longer than plant basal leaves, opposite and curved cauline leaves, and 1–7 flowered, though having only one open flower at a time in the inflorescence, differently from other Gagea species.