A morphological and anatomical investigation on some gagea salisb. (Liliaceae) species in the Turkey

In this study, three Gagea Salisb species (Gagea chrysantha (Jan) Schultes&Schultes, Gagea peduncularis (J.&C. Presl) Pascher, Gagea granatellii (Parl.) Parl..) which belong to Liliaceae family have been investigated morphologically and anatomically. Morphological and anatomical properties of three species have been compared and the similarities and the differences have been detected. The bulb of G. granatellii species usually surrounded with thickened roots and one bulbil is forming in cauline leaf axils. Hair density of pedisels of G. chrysantha are rare than the other two species pedisels. Basal leaves of G. chrysantha are much exceeding from inflorescence. G. peduncularis have one cauline leaf. In anatomical investigations, cross-section of root of three species have a big metaxylem in the centre. On the cross-section of stem, G. granatellii have 8 vascular bundle and G. chrysantha have 9 vascular bundle. In the polen investigated, G. chrysantha and G. granatellii have subporat type polens and G. peduncularis have porat type polens. The results of this study have been presented with photographs, and tables