Gagea sivasica Hamzaoğlu, 2008

Tekşen, Mehtap & Erkul, Seher Karaman, 2015, The synopsis of the genus Gagea (Liliaceae) in Turkey, Phytotaxa 230 (1), pp. 101-129 : 124

Gagea sivasica Hamzaoğlu , Turk. J. Bot. 32: 261 (2008)

Type: — TURKEY. Sivas. Hafik, Tödürge Lake, around Resort of Cumhuriyet University , 1310 m, damp grassy places on gypsaceous rocks, 7 May 2006, Hamzaoğlu, Aksoy & Budak 3832 (holotype BOZOK; isotypes BOZOK, ERCH, GAZI, ANK, HUB!) .

Specimens seen: — TURKEY. Sivas: Hafik-Zara, Tödürge lake, around Resort of Cumhuriyet University , gypsaceous rocks, 1304 m, 25 April 2011, M. Tekşen 2771 & S. Karaman ( GAZI!) ; ibidem, 27 June 2011, M. Tekşen 2828 & S. Karaman ( AKSU!) ; Hafik, Tödürge lake, around Resort of Cumhuriyet University , wet gypsaceous rocks, 1310 m, 7 May 2006, Hamzaoğlu 3832 ( GAZI!, ANK!) .

Flowering time: — April–May.

Habitat: — Gypsaceous rocks, rocky places, 1304–1310 m.

Distribution: — Endemic to Turkey (Central Anatolia). Irano-Turanian element.

IUCN category: — Endangered, EN - B2ab (iii).