Liliaceae

S. siberica Haw. in Bot. Reposit. 6: t. 365 (1804).
subsp. armena (Grossh.) Mordak in Bot. Zhurn. 56:1450 (1971). Syn: S. armena Grossh. in Monit. Jard. Bot. Tiflis ser. 2, 3:198 (1927)! Ic: Naturk. Jahrb. Stadt Linz 25:115, f. 17, t. XVII & col. t. 8 f. a, d-f (1980), all as S. armena.
Bulb 0.7-l(-2) cm diam., tunics fuscous. Leaves 2-3(-5), linear, (3-)5-6(-28) cm x 4-5(-17)mm. Scapes l-3(-10), 6-8(-14) cm. Raceme 1-2-flowered; pedicels usually curved, shorter than perianth segments. Bracts amplexicaul (cuff-shaped), bifid, deltoid, 1-2 mm, usually truncate, cordate and inflated at base. Perianth segments deep blue, often white at base, with dark midrib, (10-)13-15 x (3-)4-5 mm, spreading, conduplicate at base. Filaments 1-2 mm broad at base. Ovary subglobose, 3-5 mm diam. Style relatively short and thick, (3-)4-6 mm. Seeds ovoid, c. 3 x 2 mm, pale brown with white cylindrical caruncle. 2n = 12 (as S, monanthos). Fl. (3-j4-5(-6j. Open grassy slopes, by melting snow, 1000-2500 m.
Type: [Georgia] Achalkalaki, na g. Tavschan, travyanistye sklony, 1706 m, 12 iv 1907, E.Bordzilovsky, sub S. sibirica f. monantha Bordz. (holo. TBI! iso. LE!TGM!).
N.E. & adjacent Inner Anatolia. A6 Sivas: 20 km N. of Zara, 1650 m, Kukk-onen 5419! A7 Trabzon: Zigana Da., 1830 m, Guichard TUR/97/62 p.p.! Gümüşane: Kara Kaban, 2135 m, Balls 350! A8Çoruh: Artvin, 2200 m, Stainton 8269 p.p.! A8/9 Erzurum: d. Oltu, mt. Husseyn-dada (Düğün Tepe), 27 v 1912, Sosnowsky! A9Kars: mt. Vank nr Karakurt, 1830-2135 m, Turkevicz 189! B7 Erzincan: Kizil De., 2150 m, Lamond 2636! B8 Erzurum: passbe-tween Erzurum and Çat, 1800 m, Rix et al. 1682! Bitlis: Kambos Da. above Hurmuz, 1830 m, D. 23444! B9 Erzurum: Tahir pass, W. side, 2400-2500 m, Lamond 2647! Ağri: d. Sülüçem, nr Balik G., 2135 m, D.M. Brown 425!
Georgia, Soviet Armenia. Ir.-Tur. element. Plants from A7 Gümüşhane, notably four collections of Sintenis (Sint. 1889:114! 1890:2124! 1894:5468! 1894:5469b!)representf.robusta Mordak(Notes R.B.G.Edinb. 41:53,1983), with 2-10 scapes and 4-5 leaves to 28 cm x 11-17 mm. Subsp. caucasica (Miscz.) Mordak occurs in N. Iraq and Transcaucasia;