Fig. 1

Scans of petals of Gagea pratensis in the Netherlands. In the left column petals from a fresh inflorescence. On the left the inner petals (left the upper side and on the right the bottom side). On the right the outer petals (left the upper side and on the right the bottom side). In the right column petals from an inflorescence after bloom. On the left the inner petals (left the upper side and on the right the bottom side). On the right the outer petals (left the upper side and on the right the bottom side). The tetraploid gagea is collected in a park near the river Berkel in Almen. The pentaploid (a) gagea is collected in a churchyard in Wassenaar. (All gageas in the western part of the Netherlands are of this type). The pentaploid (b) is collected in a road verge near Fromberg. The pentaploid (c) is collected in a park in Zutphen. (These large gageas resemble Gagea megapolitana). The hexaploid gagea is collected in a park near the river IJssel in Deventer.