Gagea serotina
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Gagea serotina, synonym Lloydia serotina, is an Arctic–alpine flowering plant of the lily family. It is widespread across the mountainous parts of western North America, from Alaska to New Mexico, and
Lloydia serotina
Side view of Gagea serotina flower showing purple veins
Glacial relict
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A glacial relict is a population of a species that was common in the Northern Hemisphere prior to the onset of glaciation in the late Tertiary that was forced by climate change to retreat into refugia
Gagea serotina
…borne at the end of long stalks. The flowers themselves are white, with purple or reddish veins along the tepals. In Great Britain, G. serotina is an ice age relict, only found on a few inaccessible sites in Snowdonia National Park, Cwm Idwal being one such site, and seems to have developed in isolation since the…
The Franklin tree is an example of a glacial relict species from the Southeastern USA. It went extinct in the wild in the early 19th century due to a changing climate, inability to spread outside of its limited range, and limited environmental tolerance. The species survives today as a cultivated garden plant.