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Morphological characters, habitat preference, and currently known distribution of the species Gagea szovitsii (A.F. Láng) Besser, a new indigenous vascular plant species of Central Europe, are presented. The plant was found in alkali grasslands of the south-eastern part of the Great Hungarian Plain (SE Hungary). Currently, this can be regarded to the westernmost occurrence of this pontic species. Both G. szovitsii and its closest relative G. bohemica are briefly characterized here with respect to their identification, ecology and distribution. Original illustrations on G. szovitsii are presented. The paper firstly emphasizes the difference of reproductive strategy between G. szovitsii and G. bohemica; the former reproduce itself primarily sexually via seeds, while the latter reproduce itself in asexual way principally by bulbils. Taking the paleo-environmental history of its habitat into consideration, the species can be regarded as an ancient, indigenous Pontic-Pannonian steppe element of Hungary.
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Jakab, G., Molnár V, A. First record of Gagea szovitsii in Central Europe. Biologia 66, 433–438 (2011). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-011-0031-4
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