First records of five species of Gagea (Liliaceae), new in the Kazakhstan flora

The article provides information about five rare Gagea species that are new to the flora of Kazakhstan. These are G. subtilis from Beltau (Alymtau) mountains, G. kamelinii from the Karatau ridge and Ulkenburul mountains, G. artemczukii from River Tobol floodplain, G. podolica from Caspian lowland and Mugodzhary, and G. deserticola from the vicinity of the Daryalyk Takyr sands, the Barsakelmessky State Nature Reserve and Bolshye Barsuki. Gagea podolica and G. artemczukii are noted for Asia for the first time. The new sites of these species are based on herbarium specimens stored in the herbaria of MW and AA.